Psalm 86:1

New American Bible - revised edition

A prayer of David. Incline your ear, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and oppressed.

Cross References

Psalm 10:14

But you do see; you take note of misery and sorrow; you take the matter in hand. To you the helpless can entrust their cause; you are the defender of orphans.

Psalm 102:1

The prayer of one afflicted and wasting away whose anguish is poured out before the Lord.

Psalm 102:17

Once the Lord has rebuilt Zion and appeared in glory,

Psalm 119:22

Free me from disgrace and contempt, for I keep your testimonies.

Psalm 140:12

Slanderers will not survive on earth; evil will hunt down the man of violence to overthrow him.

Psalm 142:1

A maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer.

Psalm 17:6

I call upon you; answer me, O God. Turn your ear to me; hear my speech.

Psalm 25:16

Look upon me, have pity on me, for I am alone and afflicted.

Psalm 31:2

In you, Lord, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. In your righteousness deliver me;

Psalm 34:6

Look to him and be radiant, and your faces may not blush for shame.

Psalm 40:17

While those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. May those who long for your salvation always say, “The Lord is great.”

Isaiah 37:17

Incline your ear, Lord, and listen! open your eyes, Lord, and see! Hear all the words Sennacherib has sent to taunt the living God.

Isaiah 66:2

My hand made all these things when all of them came to be—oracle of the Lord. This is the one whom I approve: the afflicted one, crushed in spirit, who trembles at my word.

Daniel 9:18

Give ear, my God, and listen; open your eyes and look upon our desolate city upon which your name is invoked. When we present our petition before you, we rely not on our just deeds, but on your great mercy.

Matthew 5:3

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

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free,

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?