Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Incline, O Yahweh, your ear [and] answer me, because I [am] poor and needy.
New American Standard Bible
A Prayer of David.
For I am
King James Version
{A Prayer of David.} Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
Holman Bible
A Davidic prayer.
for I am poor and needy.
International Standard Version
LORD, listen and answer me, for I am afflicted and needy.
A Conservative Version
Bow down thine ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
American Standard Version
Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.
Amplified
For I am distressed and needy [I long for Your help].
Bible in Basic English
Let your ears be open to my voice, O Lord, and give me an answer; for I am poor and in need.
Darby Translation
{A Prayer of David.} Incline thine ear, Jehovah, answer me; for I am afflicted and needy.
Julia Smith Translation
A prayer to David. Incline, O Jehovah, thine ear: answer me, for I am poor and needy.
King James 2000
[A Prayer of David.] Bow down your ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
Modern King James verseion
A Prayer of David. Bow down Your ear, O Jehovah, hear me; for I am poor and needy.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{A Prayer of David} Bow down thine ear, O LORD, and hear me; for I am comfortless and poor.
NET Bible
A prayer of David. Listen O Lord! Answer me! For I am oppressed and needy.
New Heart English Bible
Hear, LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
The Emphasized Bible
Bow down, O Yahweh, thine ear - answer me, For, oppressed and needy, am I;
Webster
A Prayer of David. Bow down thy ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
World English Bible
Hear, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
Youngs Literal Translation
A Prayer of David. Incline, O Jehovah, Thine ear, Answer me, for I am poor and needy.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 86:1
Prayers for Psalm 86:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Lament And Petition
1 Incline, O Yahweh, your ear [and] answer me, because I [am] poor and needy. 2 Watch over my life because I [am] faithful. You [are] my God; save your servant. [I am] the one who trusts you.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 31:2
Incline your ear to me. Quickly deliver me. Become my rock of refuge, {a fortified keep} to save me.
Psalm 40:17
But I [am] poor and needy. Let my Lord consider me. You [are] my help and my deliverer. O my God, do not delay.
Psalm 10:14
[But] you have seen; indeed you have noted trouble and grief to take [it] into your hand. The helpless abandons [himself] upon you; you have been [the] helper [for the] orphan.
Psalm 17:6
As for me, I have called on you because you will answer me, O God. Incline your ear to me. Hear my words.
Psalm 34:6
This poor [man] called and Yahweh heard, and saved him from all his troubles.
Psalm 72:12-14
Indeed he will deliver [the] needy [who is] crying for help, and [the] afflicted [who] has no helper.
Psalm 102:1
O Yahweh, hear my prayer, and let my cry for help come to you.
Psalm 102:17
He will turn his attention to the prayer of the destitute and will not despise their prayer.
Psalm 119:22
{Remove from} me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.
Psalm 140:12
I know that Yahweh will maintain [the] cause of [the] afflicted, [and] justice for [the] needy.
Psalm 142:1
I cry out with my voice to Yahweh; I implore favor with my voice to Yahweh.
Isaiah 37:17
Yahweh, extend your ear and hear! Yahweh, open your eyes and see, and hear all the words of Sennacherib that he has sent to taunt the living God!
Isaiah 66:2
And my hand has made all these [things], and all these {came to be}," {declares} Yahweh, "but I look to this [one]: to [the] humble and [the] contrite of spirit and [the one] frightened at my word.
Daniel 9:18
Incline your ear, my God, and listen; open your eyes and look at our desolation and the city that is called [by] your name, for we [are] not presenting our pleas for mercy {before you} because of our righteousness, but [rather] because of your great compassion.
Matthew 5:3
"Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Luke 4:18
"The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because of which he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send out in freedom those who are oppressed,
James 1:9-10
Now let the brother of humble circumstances boast in his high position,
James 2:5
Listen, my dear brothers! Did not God choose the poor of the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?