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Psa 86:1 — [[A Prayer of David.]] Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I [am] poor and needy.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

(Title) A Prayer of David		or a prayer, being a Psalm of David. This Psalm is supposed to have been composed by David either when persecuted by Saul, or driven from Jerusalem by Absalom. Psa 102:1; Psa 142:1; *titles
Bow		Psa 31:2; Isa 37:17; Dan 9:18
for I am		Psa 10:14; Psa 34:6; Psa 40:17; Psa 72:12-14; Psa 102:17; Psa 119:22; Psa 140:12; Isa 66:2; Mat 5:3; Luk 4:18; Jam 1:9,10; Jam 2:5

Correlating Passages

(Title) A Prayer of David

	Psa 102:1	[[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 142:1	[[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.

Bow

	Psa 31:2	Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
	Isa 37:17	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.
	Dan 9:18	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.

for I am

	Psa 10:14	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.
	Psa 34:6	This poor man cried, and the LORD heard [him], and saved him out of all his troubles.
	Psa 40:17	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.
	Psa 72:12	For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and [him] that hath no helper.
	Psa 72:13	He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
	Psa 72:14	He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
	Psa 102:17	He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
	Psa 119:22	Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
	Psa 140:12	I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, [and] the right of the poor.
	Isa 66:2	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.
	Mat 5:3	Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
	Luk 4:18	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,
	Jam 1:9	Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
	Jam 1:10	But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
	Jam 2:5	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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Scott, Thomas. "Psalms 86:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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