Psalms 86:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Be merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 57:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until [these] calamities be overpast.
Ps 88:9 : 9 Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction: I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah; I have spread forth my hands unto thee.
Ps 4:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness; Thou hast set me at large [when I was] in distress: Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
Ps 25:5 : 5 Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day.
Ps 56:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God; For man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.
Eph 6:18 : 18 with all prayer {G1722} {G2540} {G3956} and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching {G846} thereunto {G5124} in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,
Ps 55:17 : 17 Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan; And he will hear my voice.
Luke 2:37 : 37 and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day.
Luke 11:8-9 : 8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him as many as he needeth. 9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 11 And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask a loaf, and he give him a stone? or {G1487} a fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent? 12 Or {G2532} [if] he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion? 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Luke 18:7 : 7 And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and [yet] he is longsuffering over them?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 88:1-2
2 verses
82%
1A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.
2Let my prayer enter into thy presence; Incline thine ear unto my cry.
Ps 86:1-2
2 verses
79%
1A Prayer of David. Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.
2Preserve my soul; For I am godly: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
Ps 56:1
78%
1For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God; For man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.
Ps 30:8
77%
8I cried to thee, O Jehovah; And unto Jehovah I made supplication:
Ps 86:4-7
4 verses
77%
4Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.
6Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.
7In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee; For thou wilt answer me.
Ps 109:26
77%
26Help me, O Jehovah my God; Oh save me according to thy lovingkindness:
Ps 141:1
76%
1A Psalm of David. Jehovah, I have called upon thee; Make haste unto me: Give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.
Ps 142:1
76%
1Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer. I cry with my voice unto Jehovah; With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.
Ps 86:16
76%
16Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.
Ps 25:16
76%
16Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; For I am desolate and afflicted.
Ps 143:8
75%
8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.
Ps 27:7
75%
7Hear, O Jehovah, when I cry with my voice: Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
Ps 30:10
75%
10Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.
Ps 88:9
75%
9Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction: I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah; I have spread forth my hands unto thee.
Ps 86:13
75%
13For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
Ps 6:2-4
3 verses
75%
2Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; for I am withered away: O Jehovah, heal me; for my bones are troubled.
3My soul also is sore troubled: And thou, O Jehovah, how long?
4Return, O Jehovah, deliver my soul: Save me for thy lovingkindness' sake.
Ps 138:3
74%
3In the day that I called thou answeredst me, Thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.
Ps 31:9
74%
9Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in distress: Mine eye wasteth away with grief, [yea], my soul and my body.
Ps 9:13
74%
13Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; Behold my affliction [which I suffer] of them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;
Ps 30:2
74%
2O Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
Ps 116:4-5
2 verses
74%
4Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
5Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.
Ps 88:13
74%
13But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.
Ps 120:1
74%
1A Song of Ascents. In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me.
Ps 102:1
74%
1A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And let my cry come unto thee.
Ps 57:1
73%
1For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until [these] calamities be overpast.
Ps 130:1
73%
1A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah.
Ps 69:16
73%
16Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy lovingkindness is good: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.
Ps 41:4
73%
4I said, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me: Heal my soul; For I have sinned against thee.
Ps 17:6
73%
6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, [and] hear my speech.
Ps 140:6
73%
6I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.
Ps 5:2
73%
2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray.
Ps 31:16
73%
16Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy lovingkindness.
Ps 55:16-17
2 verses
73%
16As for me, I will call upon God; And Jehovah will save me.
17Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan; And he will hear my voice.
Ps 142:6
73%
6Attend unto my cry; For I am brought very low: Deliver me from my persecutors; For they are stronger than I.
Ps 77:1
73%
1For the Chief Musician; afer the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I will cry unto God with my voice, Even unto God with my voice; and he will give ear unto me.
Ps 109:21
73%
21But deal thou with me, O Jehovah the Lord, for thy name's sake: Because thy lovingkindness is good, deliver thou me;
Ps 16:1
73%
1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God; For in thee do I take refuge.
Ps 51:1
73%
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Ps 61:1
73%
1For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. [A Psalm] of David. Hear my cry, O God; Attend unto my prayer.
Ps 22:2
72%
2O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.
Ps 40:11
72%
11Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.