Psalms 86:1

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

A prayer of David. Listen O LORD! Answer me! For I am oppressed and needy.

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  • Ps 40:17 : 17 I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!
  • Ps 31:2 : 2 Listen to me! Quickly deliver me! Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe!
  • Ps 34:6 : 6 This oppressed man cried out and the LORD heard; he saved him from all his troubles.
  • Ps 10:14 : 14 You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.
  • Ps 17:6 : 6 I call to you for you will answer me, O God. Listen to me! Hear what I say!
  • Ps 72:12-14 : 12 For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender. 13 He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save. 14 From harm and violence he will defend them; he will value their lives.
  • Ps 102:1 : 1 The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!
  • Ps 102:17 : 17 when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.
  • Ps 119:22 : 22 Spare me shame and humiliation, for I observe your rules.
  • Ps 140:12 : 12 I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.
  • Ps 142:1 : 1 A well-written song by David, when he was in the cave; a prayer. To the LORD I cry out; to the LORD I plead for mercy.
  • Isa 37:17 : 17 Pay attention, LORD, and hear! Open your eyes, LORD, and observe! Listen to this entire message Sennacherib sent and how he taunts the living God!
  • Isa 66:2 : 2 My hand made them; that is how they came to be,” says the LORD. I show special favor to the humble and contrite, who respect what I have to say.
  • Dan 9:18 : 18 Listen attentively, my God, and hear! Open your eyes and look on our desolated ruins and the city called by your name. For it is not because of our own righteous deeds that we are praying to you, but because your compassion is abundant.
  • Matt 5:3 : 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
  • 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 proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,
  • Jas 1:9-9 : 9 Now the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position. 10 But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

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    5Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.

    6O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

    7In my time of trouble I cry out to you, for you will answer me.

  • Ps 109:22
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    22For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me.

  • Ps 86:2-3
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    2Protect me, for I am loyal! You are my God; deliver your servant who trusts in you!

    3Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry out to you all day long!

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    5I am oppressed and needy! O God, hurry to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O LORD, do not delay!

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    17I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!

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  • Ps 34:6
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  • Ps 31:2
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    2Listen to me! Quickly deliver me! Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe!

  • Ps 61:1
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    1For the music director; to be played on a stringed instrument; written by David. O God, hear my cry for help! Pay attention to my prayer!

  • Ps 88:1-2
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  • Ps 25:16
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    16Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed!

  • Ps 130:1-2
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    2O Lord, listen to me! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

  • Ps 142:6
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    6Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.

  • Ps 102:1-2
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    1The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

    2Do not ignore me in my time of trouble! Listen to me! When I call out to you, quickly answer me!

  • Ps 140:6
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    6I say to the LORD,“You are my God.” O LORD, pay attention to my plea for mercy!

  • Ps 55:1-2
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    73%

    1For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David. Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy!

    2Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself,

  • Ps 27:7
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    7Hear me, O LORD, when I cry out! Have mercy on me and answer me!

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  • Ps 69:16-17
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    16Answer me, O LORD, for your loyal love is good! Because of your great compassion, turn toward me!

    17Do not ignore your servant, for I am in trouble! Answer me right away!

  • Ps 72:12
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  • Ps 30:10
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    10Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me! O LORD, deliver me!”

  • Ps 109:26
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    26Help me, O LORD my God! Because you are faithful to me, deliver me!

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    2O God, listen to my prayer! Pay attention to what I say!

  • Ps 10:17
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    2Vindicate me by rescuing me! Listen to me! Deliver me!

  • Ps 86:16
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    16Turn toward me and have mercy on me! Give your servant your strength! Deliver this son of your female servant!

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    25Please LORD, deliver! Please LORD, grant us success!

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    15Yet I wait for you, O LORD! You will respond, O Lord, my God!

  • Ps 30:8
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    8To you, O LORD, I cried out; I begged the Lord for mercy: