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Psalm 86

Psa. 86:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<A Prayer
tphillah (Hebrew #8605)
intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
KJV usage: prayer.
Pronounce: tef-il-law'
Origin: from 6419
δof David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
.>> Bow down
natah (Hebrew #5186)
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
KJV usage: + afternoon, apply, bow (down, - ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
Pronounce: naw-taw'
Origin: a primitive root
thine ear
'ozen (Hebrew #241)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
KJV usage: + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
Pronounce: o'-zen
Origin: from 238
, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, hear
`anah (Hebrew #6030)
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
KJV usage: give account, afflict (by mistake for 6031), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for 6031), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, X scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also 1042, 1043.
Pronounce: aw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
me: for I am poor
`aniy (Hebrew #6041)
depressed, in mind or circumstances (practically the same as 6035, although the margin constantly disputes this, making 6035 subjective and 6041 objective)
KJV usage: afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.
Pronounce: aw-nee'
Origin: from 6031
and needy
'ebyown (Hebrew #34)
destitute
KJV usage: beggar, needy, poor (man).
Pronounce: eb-yone'
Origin: from 14, in the sense of want (especially in feeling)
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or, being a Psalm of.

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Bow,
David,
Poor,
Prayer,
To Bow Down

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-4:  David strengthens his prayer by the consciousness of his religion;
5-10:  by the goodness and power of God.
11-13:  He desires the continuance of former grace.
14-17:  Complaining of the proud, he craves some token of God's goodness.
(Title.)
A Prayer of David.
or a prayer, being a Psalm ofDavid. This Psalm is supposed to have been composed by David either when persecuted by Saul, or driven from Jerusalem by Absalom.
Psa. 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. (Psa. 102:1)
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Psa. 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. (Psa. 142:1)
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Psa. 142•  (Psa. 142)
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Bow.
Psa. 31:2• 2Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. (Psa. 31:2)
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Isa. 37:17• 17Incline 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. 37:17)
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Dan. 9:18• 18O 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. (Dan. 9:18)
for I am.
Psa. 10:14• 14Thou 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. (Psa. 10:14)
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Psa. 34:6• 6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. (Psa. 34:6)
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Psa. 40:17• 17But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. (Psa. 40:17)
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Psa. 72:12‑14• 12For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
 13He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
 14He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight. (Psa. 72:12‑14)
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Psa. 102:17• 17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer. (Psa. 102:17)
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Psa. 119:22• 22Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. (Psa. 119:22)
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Psa. 140:12• 12I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor. (Psa. 140:12)
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Isa. 66:2• 2For 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. (Isa. 66:2)
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Matt. 5:3• 3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matt. 5:3)
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Luke 4:18• 18The 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, (Luke 4:18)
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James 1:9‑10• 9Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
 10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. (James 1:9‑10)
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James 2:5• 5Hearken, 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? (James 2:5)
• Book 3. Series 2. The Indignation. Gog attacks Israel. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• The ground it rests on, as looking to God to bow down His ear, is fourfold. It is poor and lowly, {v.1} not of the proud of the earth; it is holy, {v.2} really set apart to God; Jehovah's servant {v.2} (with us the Father's name must come in here, as we have ever seen, and Christ as Lord), it trusts in Jehovah, and cries daily to the Lord {v.3}. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 85-87” by J.N. Darby)
• This psalm shows that although the remnant of Israel (the ten tribes) have returned to their land (Ps. 84) and are restored to the Lord (Ps. 85), they are still not fully at rest in their promised inheritance. Distress resulting from enemies having surrounded them (“the assemblies of violent men,” vs. 14) leads them to call upon the Lord for their preservation (vs. 1-7). (“Book 3.” by B. Anstey)
• (vv. 1-5) The psalm opens with a cry to Jehovah to listen to the cry of a suppliant who is conscious of his need, and can plead that he is “pious,” or holy―that is, he fears God, and trusts in God. (“Book 3.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A Prayer of David. Incline thine ear, Jehovah, answer me; for I am afflicted and needy.