Psalms 86:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַאֲזִ֣ינָה יְ֭הוָה תְּפִלָּתִ֑י וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבָה בְּק֣וֹל תַּחֲנוּנוֹתָֽי

Transliteration

haʾăzînâ YHWH tᵉpillātî wᵉhaqšîbâ bᵉqôl taḥănûnôtāy

Grammar Details

*haʾăzînâ*: imperative verb, hiphil - give ear/listen
*YHWH*: divine name - LORD
*tᵉpillātî*: noun + 1st person singular suffix - my prayer
*wᵉhaqšîbâ*: conjunction + imperative verb, hiphil - and attend/pay attention
*bᵉqôl*: preposition + noun construct - to the voice of
*taḥănûnôtāy*: noun plural + 1st person singular suffix - my supplications

Word Meanings

*haʾăzînâ*: give ear/listen/hear attentively
*tᵉpillâ*: prayer/petition/supplication
*haqšîbâ*: attend/be attentive/pay attention
*qôl*: voice/sound
*taḥănûnôt*: supplications/pleas for mercy/entreaties

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About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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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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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.
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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 5:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician; with the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray.
Ps 17:1 : 1 A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Ps 55:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; And hide not thyself from my supplication.
Ps 130:2 : 2 Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 6:9
83%
9Jehovah hath heard my supplication; Jehovah will receive my prayer.
Ps 17:6
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6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, [and] hear my speech.
Ps 86:1
81%
1A Prayer of David. Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.
Ps 143:1
81%
1A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; Give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy righteousness.
Ps 61:1
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1For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. [A Psalm] of David. Hear my cry, O God; Attend unto my prayer.
Ps 130:2
80%
2Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.
Ps 55:1-2
2 verses
80%
1For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; And hide not thyself from my supplication.
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Ps 140:6
80%
6I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.
Ps 54:2
79%
2Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.
Ps 102:1-2
2 verses
79%
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.
2Hide not thy face from me in the day of my distress: Incline thine ear unto me; In the day when I call answer me speedily.
Ps 86:7
79%
7In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee; For thou wilt answer me.
Ps 17:1
79%
1A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Ps 88:1-2
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79%
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 86:5
78%
5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.
Ps 28:6
78%
6Blessed be Jehovah, Because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
Ps 5:1-3
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78%
1For the Chief Musician; with the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.
2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray.
3O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order [my prayer] unto thee, and will keep watch.
Ps 66:18-19
2 verses
78%
18If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear:
19But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Ps 141:1
77%
1A Psalm of David. Jehovah, I have called upon thee; Make haste unto me: Give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.
2 Chr 6:19
77%
19Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Jehovah my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee;
Ps 86:3
77%
3Be merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long.
Ps 84:8
77%
8O Jehovah God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob. {H5542}
Ps 27:7
77%
7Hear, O Jehovah, when I cry with my voice: Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
2 Chr 6:40
76%
40Now, O my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.
Lam 3:56
75%
56Thou heardest my voice; hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
Ps 69:16
75%
16Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy lovingkindness is good: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.
Ps 4:1
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Ps 142:1
75%
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 77:1
74%
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 116:1-2
2 verses
74%
1I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.
2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I call [upon him] as long as I live.
Ps 18:6
74%
6In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.
Ps 30:8
74%
8I cried to thee, O Jehovah; And unto Jehovah I made supplication:
1 Kgs 8:28
74%
28Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Jehovah my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee this day;
Jer 18:19
73%
19Give heed to me, O Jehovah, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
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 78:1
73%
1Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law: Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
Isa 28:23
73%
23Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Ps 30:10
73%
10Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.
Job 13:6
73%
6Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Ps 88:13
72%
13But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.
Ps 120:1
72%
1A Song of Ascents. In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me.
Jer 29:12
72%
12And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
Ps 69:13
72%
13But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness, Answer me in the truth of thy salvation.
Ps 86:16
72%
16Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.