Psalms 86:1
A Prayer of David. Incline, O Jehovah, Thine ear, Answer me, for I [am] poor and needy.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
In Context
2Keep my soul, for I [am] pious, Save Thy servant — who is trusting to Thee, O Thou, my God.
Cross References
Psalms 17:6I — I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to me, hear my speech.
Psalms 31:2Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.
Psalms 40:17And I [am] poor and needy, The Lord doth devise for me. My help and my deliverer [art] Thou, O my God, tarry Thou not.
Psalms 102:1A Prayer of the afflicted when he is feeble, and before Jehovah poureth out his plaint. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, yea, my cry to Thee cometh.
Psalms 119:22Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.
Psalms 142:1An Instruction of David, a Prayer when he is in the cave. My voice [is] unto Jehovah, I cry, My voice [is] unto Jehovah, I entreat grace.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 86:1
This psalm is entitled "a prayer of David;" probably it was not penned upon any particular occasion, but was a prayer he often used himself, and recommended to others for their use, especially in a day of affliction. Many think that David penned this prayer as a type of Christ, "who in the days of his flesh offered up strong cries," Heb. v. 7 . David, in this prayer (according to the nature of that duty), I. Gives glory to God, ver. 8-10 , 12 , 13 . II. Seeks for grace and favour from God, that God would hear his… Read the whole commentary →