Psalms 86:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

A Prayer of David. Bow down{H8685)} thine ear, O LORD, hear{H8798)} me: for I am poor and needy.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תְּפִלָּ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד הַטֵּֽה־יְהוָ֣ה אָזְנְךָ֣ עֲנֵ֑נִי כִּֽי־עָנִ֖י וְאֶבְי֣וֹן אָֽנִי

Transliteration

Tᵉpillâ to Dāwid haṭṭēh-YHWH ʾoznᵉkā ʿănēnî kî-ʿānî wᵉʾebyôn ʾānî

Grammar Details

*Tᵉpillâ*: feminine singular noun - prayer
*lᵉDāwid*: preposition + proper name - to/for David
*haṭṭēh*: imperative, hiphil verb - incline/extend
*YHWH*: divine name - LORD
*ʾoznᵉkā*: noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your ear
*ʿănēnî*: imperative verb + 1st person singular suffix - answer me
*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*ʿānî*: adjective masculine singular - poor/afflicted
*wᵉʾebyôn*: conjunction + adjective masculine singular - and needy
*ʾānî*: 1st person singular pronoun - I

Word Meanings

*Tᵉpillâ*: prayer/petition/supplication
*haṭṭēh*: incline/extend/turn
*ʿănēnî*: answer me/respond to me
*ʿānî*: poor/afflicted/humble/lowly
*ʾebyôn*: needy/destitute/poor

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 40:17 : 17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh{H8799)} upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer{H8764)}; make no tarrying{H8762)}, O my God.
Ps 31:2 : 2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
Ps 34:6 : 6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Ps 10:14 : 14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Ps 17:6 : 6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
Ps 72:12-14 : 12 For he shall deliver{H8686)} the needy when he crieth{H8764)}; the poor also, and him that hath no helper{H8802)}. 13 He shall spare{H8799)} the poor and needy, and shall save{H8686)} the souls of the needy. 14 He shall redeem{H8799)} their soul from deceit and violence: and precious{H8799)} shall their blood be in his sight.
Ps 102:1 : 1 A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.
Ps 102:17 : 17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
Ps 119:22 : 22 Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
Ps 140:12 : 12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
Ps 142:1 : 1 Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
Isa 37:17 : 17 Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.
Isa 66:2 : 2 For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
Dan 9:18 : 18 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.
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 hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Jas 1:9-9 : 9 {G1161} Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: 10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
Jas 2:5 : 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

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Ps 86:5-7
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5But I am poor and needy: make haste{H8798)} unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer{H8764)}; O LORD, make no tarrying{H8762)}.
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1A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
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Ps 140:6
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6I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
Ps 55:1-2
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Ps 54:2
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Ps 10:17
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Ps 71:2
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Ps 86:16
71%
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Ps 82:3
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Ps 116:6
70%
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Ps 4:1
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Ps 118:25
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25Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
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Ps 38:15
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Ps 30:8
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8I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.