Salmos 86:1

Almeida Revista e Corrigida

Inclina, SENHOR, os teus ouvidos e ouve-me, porque estou necessitado e aflito.

Parallel Translations

A Biblia Sagrada
<Orao de Davi> Inclina, SENHOR, os teus ouvidos, e ouve-me, porque estou necessitado e aflito.

Almeida Revista e Atualizada
Inclina, SENHOR, os ouvidos e responde-me, pois estou aflito e necessitado.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Bow: Psalms 31:2, Isaiah 37:17, Daniel 9:18

for I am: Psalms 10:14, Psalms 34:6, Psalms 40:17, Psalms 72:12-14, Psalms 102:17, Psalms 119:22, Psalms 140:12, Isaiah 66:2, Matthew 5:3, Luke 4:18, James 1:9, James 1:10, James 2:5

Reciprocal: Psalms 5:1 - Give Psalms 17:1 - General Psalms 109:22 - For I Psalms 119:58 - I entreated Habakkuk 3:1 - prayer

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me,.... This is spoken of God after the manner of men, who, when they listen and attentively hearken to what is said to them, stoop and bow the head, and incline the ear; and it denotes condescension in the Lord, who humbles himself as to look upon men, so to bow down the ear and hearken to them: this favour is granted to the saints, to whom he is a God hearing and answering prayer, and which Christ, as man and Mediator, enjoyed; see Hebrews 5:7,

for I am poor and needy; weak and feeble, destitute and distressed, and so wanted help and assistance; and which carries in it an argument or reason enforcing the above petition; for the Lord has a regard to the poor and needy; see Psalms 6:2. This may be understood literally, it being the common case of the people of God, who are generally the poor and needy of this world, whom God chooses, calls, and makes his own; and so was David when he fled from Saul, being often in want of temporal mercies, as appears by his application to Ahimelech and Nabal for food; and having nothing, as Kimchi observes, to support him, but what his friends, and the men of Judah, privately helped him to; and the character well agrees with Christ, whose case this was; see 2 Corinthians 8:9. Moreover, it may be taken in a spiritual sense; all men are poor and needy, though not sensible of it; good men are poor in spirit, are sensible of their spiritual poverty, and apply to the Lord, and to the throne of his grace, for the supply of their need; and such an one was David, even when he was king of Israel, as well as at this time, Psalms 40:17, and may be applied to Christ; especially when destitute of his Father's gracious presence, and was forsaken by him and all his friends, Matthew 27:46.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

PSALM LXXXVI

The psalmist prays to God for support, from a conviction that

he is merciful, good, ready to forgive, and that there is none

like him, 1-8;

all nations shall bow before him because of his wondrous works,

9, 10;

he prays to be instructed, and promises to praise God for his

great mercy, 11-13;

describes his enemies, and appeals to God, 14-16;

begs a token for God, that his enemies may be confounded, 17.

NOTES ON PSALM LXXXVI

The title attributes this Psalm to David; and in this all the Versions agree: but in its structure it is the same with those attributed to the sons of Korah; and was probably made during the captivity. It is a very suitable prayer for a person labouring under affliction from persecution or calumny.

Verse Psalms 86:1. Bow down thine ear — Spoken after the manner of men: I am so low, and so weak, that, unless thou stoop to me, my voice cannot reach thee.

Poor and needy. — I am afflicted, and destitute of the necessaries of life.