Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

A Davidic prayer.Listen, Lord, and answer me,
for I am poor and needy.

New American Standard Bible

A Prayer of David.
Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me;
For I am afflicted and needy.

King James Version

{A Prayer of David.} Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: 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

Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me,
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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Incline, O Yahweh, your ear [and] answer me, because 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.

Context Readings

Lament And Petition

1 A Davidic prayer.Listen, Lord, and answer me,
for I am poor and needy.
2 Protect my life, for I am faithful.
You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.



Cross References

Psalm 31:2

Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.
Be a rock of refuge for me,
a mountain fortress to save me.

Psalm 40:17

I am afflicted and needy;
the Lord thinks of me.
You are my helper and my deliverer;
my God, do not delay.

Psalm 10:14

But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief,
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.

Psalm 17:6

I call on You, God,
because You will answer me;
listen closely to me; hear what I say.

Psalm 34:6

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him from all his troubles.

Psalm 72:12-14

For he will rescue the poor who cry out
and the afflicted who have no helper.

Psalm 102:1

A prayer of an afflicted person who is weak and pours out his lament before the Lord.Lord, hear my prayer;
let my cry for help come before You.

Psalm 102:17

He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute
and will not despise their prayer.

Psalm 119:22

Take insult and contempt away from me,
for I have kept Your decrees.

Psalm 140:12

I know that the Lord upholds
the just cause of the poor,
justice for the needy.

Psalm 142:1

A Davidic Maskil. When he was in the cave. A prayer.I cry aloud to the Lord;
I plead aloud to the Lord for mercy.

Isaiah 37:17

Listen closely, Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, Lord, and see. Hear all the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God.

Isaiah 66:2

My hand made all these things,
and so they all came into being.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will look favorably on this kind of person:
one who is humble, submissive in spirit,
and trembles at My word.

Daniel 9:18

Listen, my God, and hear. Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city called by Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You based on our righteous acts, but based on Your abundant compassion.

Matthew 5:3

“The poor in spirit are blessed,
for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Luke 4:18

The Spirit of the Lord is on Me,
because He has anointed Me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent Me
to proclaim freedom to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set free the oppressed,

James 1:9-10

The brother of humble circumstances should boast in his exaltation,

James 2:5

Listen, my dear brothers: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He has promised to those who love Him?

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