Psalm 86:1

Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data

"Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy."

Word-by-Word Analysis

קֶשֶׁת

qesheth

H7198

a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris

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down thine

אֹזֶן

ʼôzen

H241

broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)

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O

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ

H8085

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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me for I am

עָנִי

ʻânîy

H6041

depressed, in mind or circumstances

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and

אֶבְיוֹן

ʼebyôwn

H34

destitute

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Key Terms in This Verse

needy H34

אֶבְיוֹן ʼebyôwn

destitute

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Bow H7198

קֶשֶׁת qesheth

a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris

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ear H241

אֹזֶן ʼôzen

broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)

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poor H6041

עָנִי ʻânîy

depressed, in mind or circumstances

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hear H8085

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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LORD H3068

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Cross References

Psalm 31:2 cross-reference

Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.

Psalm 40:17 cross-reference

But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

Daniel 9:18 cross-reference

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 righteousnesse...

Matthew 5:3 cross-reference

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Psalm 34:6 cross-reference

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

James 2:5 cross-reference

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?

Luke 4:18 cross-reference

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 sig...

Psalm 17:6 cross-reference

I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

Psalm 119:22 cross-reference

Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.

Psalm 142:1 cross-reference

I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.

Psalm 102:17 cross-reference

He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

Isaiah 66:2 cross-reference

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.

Isaiah 37:17 cross-reference

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.

Psalm 102:1 cross-reference

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.

Psalm 140:12 cross-reference

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

Psalm 10:14 cross-reference

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.

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