Psalms 86:1 - Compare All Versions
Psalms 86:1-7 MSG (The Message)
Bend an ear, GOD; answer me. I’m one miserable wretch! Keep me safe—haven’t I lived a good life? Help your servant—I’m depending on you! You’re my God; have mercy on me. I count on you from morning to night. Give your servant a happy life; I put myself in your hands! You’re well-known as good and forgiving, bighearted to all who ask for help. Pay attention, GOD, to my prayer; bend down and listen to my cry for help. Every time I’m in trouble I call on you, confident that you’ll answer.
Psalms 86:1 KJV (King James Version)
Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: For I am poor and needy.
Psalms 86:1 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me; For I am afflicted and needy.
Psalms 86:1 NCV (New Century Version)
LORD, listen to me and answer me. I am poor and helpless.
Psalms 86:1 ASV (American Standard Version)
Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.
Psalms 86:1 NIV (New International Version)
Hear me, LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
Psalms 86:1 NKJV (New King James Version)
Bow down Your ear, O LORD, hear me; For I am poor and needy.
Psalms 86:1 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, For I am distressed and needy [I long for Your help].
Psalms 86:1 NLT (New Living Translation)
Bend down, O LORD, and hear my prayer; answer me, for I need your help.
Psalms 86:1 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Lord, bend down to listen to my prayer. I am in deep trouble. I’m broken and humbled, and I desperately need your help.
Psalms 86:1 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.