Psalm 86:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Please listen, LORD, and answer my prayer! I am poor and helpless.

Cross References

Psalm 10:14

But you see the trouble and the distress, and you will do something. The poor can count on you, and so can orphans.

Psalm 102:1

I pray to you, LORD! Please listen.

Psalm 102:17

and the prayers of the homeless will be answered.

Psalm 119:22

Don't let them sneer and insult me for following you.

Psalm 140:12

Our LORD, I know that you defend the homeless and see that the poor are given justice.

Psalm 142:1

I pray to you, LORD. I beg for mercy.

Psalm 17:6

I pray to you, God, because you will help me. Listen and answer my prayer!

Psalm 25:16

I am lonely and troubled. Show that you care and have pity on me.

Psalm 31:2

Listen to my prayer and hurry to save me. Be my mighty rock and the fortress where I am safe.

Psalm 34:6

I was a nobody, but I prayed, and the LORD saved me from all my troubles.

Psalm 40:17

I am poor and needy, but, LORD God, you care about me, and you come to my rescue. Please hurry and help.

Isaiah 37:17

Just look and see how Sennacherib has insulted you, the living God.

Isaiah 66:2

I have made everything; that's how it all came to be. I, the LORD, have spoken. The people I treasure most are the humble— they depend only on me and tremble when I speak.

Daniel 9:18

Please show mercy to your chosen city, not because we deserve it, but because of your great kindness.

Matthew 5:3

God blesses those people who depend only on him. They belong to the kingdom of heaven!

Luke 4:18

“The Lord's Spirit has come to me, because he has chosen me to tell the good news to the poor. The Lord has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners, to give sight to the blind, to free everyone who suffers,

James 2:5

My dear friends, pay attention. God has given a lot of faith to the poor people in this world. He has also promised them a share in his kingdom that he will give to everyone who loves him.