Psalms 86:1

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A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

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  • Ps 40:17 : 17 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You. May those who love Your salvation always say, 'The LORD be magnified!'
  • Ps 31:2 : 2 In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. In your righteousness, deliver me!
  • Ps 34:6 : 6 They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed.
  • Ps 10:14 : 14 But You have seen; for You observe trouble and grief, to repay it by Your hand. The helpless entrusts themselves to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
  • Ps 17:6 : 6 I call on you, God, for you will answer me. Turn your ear to me and hear my words.
  • Ps 72:12-14 : 12 For he will deliver the needy who cry for help, the poor who have no helper. 13 He will have compassion on the weak and the needy and will save the lives of the needy. 14 He will redeem their lives from oppression and violence, and their blood will be precious in his sight.
  • Ps 102:1 : 1 A prayer of an afflicted person, when they are overwhelmed and pour out their complaint before the LORD.
  • Ps 102:17 : 17 For the LORD has rebuilt Zion and has appeared in his glory.
  • Ps 119:22 : 22 Remove from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.
  • Ps 140:12 : 12 May slanderers not be established in the land; may evil hunt down violent men to their destruction.
  • Ps 142:1 : 1 A contemplative poem of David, when he was in the cave, a prayer.
  • Isa 37:17 : 17 Incline Your ear, LORD, and hear! Open Your eyes, LORD, and see! Listen to all the words of Sennacherib, who has sent them to mock the living God.
  • Isa 66:2 : 2 My hand made all these things, and so all these came into being,' declares the Lord. 'But I will look to this one: to the humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
  • Dan 9:18 : 18 Incline Your ear, my God, and hear. Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our pleas before You on account of our righteousness, but because of Your great mercy.
  • Matt 5:3 : 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  • Luke 4:18 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,
  • Jas 1:9-9 : 9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Ps 86:5-7
    3 verses
    81%

    5For You, Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon You.

    6Listen, Lord, to my prayer, and attend to the sound of my pleas for mercy.

    7In the day of my distress I will call upon You, for You will answer me.

  • 22For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

  • Ps 86:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2Guard my life, for I am faithful; save Your servant who trusts in You—you are my God.

    3Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I cry out to You all day long.

  • 5Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation always declare, "God is great!"

  • 6I call on you, God, for you will answer me. Turn your ear to me and hear my words.

  • 17Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You. May those who love Your salvation always say, 'The LORD be magnified!'

  • 1A psalm of David. LORD, I call to You; hurry to me. Hear my voice when I cry out to You.

  • 1A psalm of David. Lord, hear my prayer; listen to my pleas for mercy. In your faithfulness and righteousness, answer me.

  • 6They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed.

  • 2In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. In your righteousness, deliver me!

  • 1For the chief musician, with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

  • Ps 88:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1A song, a psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief musician. According to Mahalath Leannoth, a contemplative poem of Heman the Ezrahite.

    2LORD, the God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before you.

  • 16Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.

  • Ps 130:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1A song of ascents. From the depths I call to You, LORD.

    2Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.

  • 6I cry to You, LORD; I say, 'You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.'

  • Ps 102:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1A prayer of an afflicted person, when they are overwhelmed and pour out their complaint before the LORD.

    2LORD, hear my prayer, and let my cry for help come to you.

  • 6The arrogant have hidden traps for me; they have spread out cords as a net and set snares for me along my path. Selah.

  • Ps 55:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1To the chief musician, accompanied by stringed instruments, a contemplative psalm of David.

    2Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea for mercy.

  • 7Hear my voice, Lord, when I call. Be gracious to me and answer me.

  • 1A song of ascents: I called to the LORD in my distress, and He answered me.

  • Ps 69:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16Do not let the floodwaters overwhelm me; do not let the deep swallow me up, or let the pit close its mouth over me.

    17Answer me, LORD, because your steadfast love is good; in your abundant compassion, turn to me.

  • 12For he will deliver the needy who cry for help, the poor who have no helper.

  • 10What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?

  • 26Help me, Lord my God; save me according to Your steadfast love.

  • 10All my bones will say, 'Lord, who is like You? You rescue the afflicted from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from their oppressors.'

  • 33The humble see it and rejoice; you who seek God, may your hearts live.

  • 71%

    9Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping.

  • 1For the director of music, a psalm of David.

  • 2When the Ziphites came and said to Saul, 'Is David not hiding among us?'

  • 17Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts and listen with Your ear.

  • 1A contemplative poem of David, when he was in the cave, a prayer.

  • 2In your righteousness, deliver me and rescue me; turn your ear to me and save me.

  • 16Turn to me and be gracious to me; grant Your strength to Your servant and save the son of Your maidservant.

  • 3Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.

  • 1A prayer of David: Hear, O Lord, my just plea. Give attention to my cry, listen to my prayer; it is not from deceitful lips.

  • 70%

    2Listen to my words, LORD; consider my meditation.

  • 6The Lord protects the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.

  • 70%

    1For the director of music, with stringed instruments. A psalm of David.

  • 25Please, Lord, save us now! Please, Lord, grant us success.

  • 1I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my pleas for mercy.

  • 15I have become like a man who does not hear and in whose mouth there are no rebukes.

  • 8O LORD, by Your favor, You made my mountain stand strong; but when You hid Your face, I was terrified.