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Psalms 86:1
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Prayer for Mercy, with Meditation on the Excellencies of the Lord

A Prayer of David.

1 Bow down Your ear, O Lord, hear me;
For I am poor and needy.
2 Preserve my1 life, for I am holy;
You are my God;
Save Your servant who trusts in You! 
3 Be merciful to me, O Lord,
For I cry to You all day long.
4 1Rejoice the soul of Your servant,
aFor to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 
5 For aYou, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. 
6 Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;
And attend to the voice of my supplications.
7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,
For You will answer me.
8 aAmong the gods there is none like You, O Lord;
Nor are there any works like Your works. 
9 All nations whom You have made
Shall come and worship before You, O Lord,
And shall glorify Your name.
10 For You are great, and ado wondrous things;
bYou alone are God. 
11 aTeach me Your way, O Lord;
I will walk in Your truth;
1Unite my heart to fear Your name. 
12 I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
And I will glorify Your name forevermore.
13 For great is Your mercy toward me,
And You have delivered my soul from the depths of1 Sheol. 
14 O God, the proud have risen against me,
And a mob of violent men have sought my life,
And have not set You before them.
15 But aYou, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious,
Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth. 
16 Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me!
Give Your strength to Your servant,
And save the son of Your maidservant.
17 Show me a sign for good,
That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed,
Because You, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.
Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
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Psalms 86:1

Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me - See the notes at Psalms 5:1.

For I am poor and needy - This is the reason here assigned why God should hear him. It is not a plea of merit. It is not that there was any claim on God in the fact that he was a poor and needy man - a sinner helpless and dependent, or that it would be any injustice if God should not hear, for a sinner has no claim to favor; but it is that this was a condition in which the aid of God was needed, and in which it was proper or appropriate for God to hear prayer, and to render help. We may always make our helplessness, our weakness, our poverty, our need, a ground of appeal to God; not as a claim of justice, but as a case in which he will glorify himself by a gracious interposition. It is also to be remarked that it is a matter of unspeakable thankfulness that the "poor and needy" may call upon God; that they will be as welcome as any class of people; that there is no condition of poverty and want so low that we are debarred from the privilege of approaching One who has infinite resources, and who is as willing to help as he is able.


 
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