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Psalms 86:1

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

KJV

Filiis Core. Psalmus cantici. Fundamenta ejus in montibus sanctis ;

Vulgate

Τοῖς υἱοῖς Κόρε ψαλμὸς ᾠδῆς. Οἱ θεμέλιοι αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ὄρεσιν τοῖς ἁγίοις·

LXX

Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.

ASV

תְּפִלָּ֗ה לְ/דָ֫וִ֥ד הַטֵּֽה יְהוָ֣ה אָזְנְ/ךָ֣ עֲנֵ֑/נִי כִּֽי עָנִ֖י וְ/אֶבְי֣וֹן אָֽנִי

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אֶבְי֑וֹן
'byvn
adjective · 59×
אָזְנֵ֣י
'zny
noun · 188×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
י
y
noun · 77×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
נִי
ny
verb · 325×
נָטִ֤יתִי
ntyty
verb · 216×
עָנִ֣י
'ny
adjective · 77×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Dan 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 righteousnesse
  • Hab 3:1 — A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.
  • Isa 37:17 — Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.
  • Isa 66:2 — For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
  • Jas 1:9 — Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
  • Jas 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?
  • 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 sig
  • Matt 5:3 — Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  • Ps 5:1 — Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
  • Ps 10:14 — Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
  • Ps 17:1 — Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
  • Ps 17:6 — I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
  • Ps 31:2 — Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
  • Ps 31:2 — Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
  • Ps 34:6 — This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
  • Ps 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.
  • Ps 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.
  • Ps 72:12 — For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
  • Ps 102:1 — Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.
  • Ps 102:17 — He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
  • Ps 109:22 — For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
  • Ps 119:22 — Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
  • Ps 140:12 — I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
  • Ps 142:1 — I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.