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Psalms 86:1

PrayerPoverty and the vulnerableDiscouragement and depression
Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

2 Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

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BSB
Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
KJV
Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
WEB
Hear, LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
ASV
Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.
DARBY
{A Prayer of David.} Incline thine ear, Jehovah, answer me; for I am afflicted and needy.
BLB
A Prayer of David. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> Incline Your ear, O YHWH; answer me, for I [am] afflicted and in need.
ÅB
En bønn av David. Bøy, Herre, ditt øre, svar meg! for jeg er elendig og fattig.
OTB
Bøy ditt øre, Herre, og svar meg;
For jeg er elendig og fattig.
B1930
En bønn av David. Bøi, Herre, ditt øre, svar mig! for jeg er elendig og fattig.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 31:2

    Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.

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  • Psalms 40:17

    But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

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  • Daniel 9:18

    O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.

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  • Matthew 5:3

    Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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  • Psalms 34:6

    This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

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  • James 1:9–10

    Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

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  • James 2:5

    Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

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  • Luke 4:18

    The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

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