Psalms 86:3
Have mercy on me, O Lord; for my cry goes up to you all the day.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
In Context
2Keep my soul, for I am true to you; O my God, give salvation to your servant, whose hope is in you.
4Make glad the soul of your servant; for it is lifted up to you, O Lord.
Cross References
Psalms 25:5Be my guide and teacher in the true way; for you are the God of my salvation; I am waiting for your word all the day.
Psalms 55:17\55:16\As for me, I will make my prayer to God, and he will be my saviour.
Psalms 57:1To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When he went in flight from Saul, in the hole of the rock.
Psalms 88:9\88:8\You have sent my friends far away from me; you have made me a disgusting thing in their eyes: I am shut up, and not able to come out.
Luke 2:37She had been a widow for eighty-four years); she was in the Temple at all times, worshipping with prayers and going without food, night and day.
Luke 18:7And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 86:2-8
Humble Petitions. 1 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. 4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. 6 Give ear, O Lord , unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. 7 In the day of my… Read the whole commentary →