American Standard Version
Psalms 86:3
3Be merciful unto me, O Lord;For unto thee do I cry all the day long.
Psalms 86:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
- New International Version (NIV)have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Be gracious to me, O Lord, for to you do I cry all the day.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Be merciful to me, O Lord, For I cry to You all day long.
Context of Psalms 86:3
1Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy. 2Preserve my soul; for I am godly: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. Be merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long. 4Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.
Read all of Psalms 86Psalms 86:3 word by word
חָנֵּ֥נִי אֲדֹנָ֑י כִּ֥י אֵלֶ֥יךָ אֶ֝קְרָ֗א כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 86:3
- Psalms 56:1Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.
- Psalms 57:1Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until these calamities be overpast.
- Psalms 55:17Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan; And he will hear my voice.
- Psalms 88:9Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction: I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah; I have spread forth my hands unto thee.
- Luke 2:37and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day.
- Luke 11:8I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him as many as he needeth.
- Luke 18:7And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them?
- Ephesians 6:18with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,
- Psalms 25:5Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day.
Commentaries on Psalms 86:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Be merciful unto me - I have no merit; I plead none, but trust in thee alone. I cry unto thee daily - My state deeply affects me; and I incessantly cry for thy salvation.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Be merciful unto me, O Lord - It was mercy after all that he relied on, and not justice. It was not because he had any claim on the ground that he was “holy,” but all that he had and hoped for was to be traced to the mercy of God. For I cry unto thee daily - Margin, as in Hebrew, “All the day.” The meaning is, that he did this constantly, or without intermission.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4God’s devoted servant prays for mercy. The psalmist sees himself as a member of the covenant community and as a citizen of the world.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-171-2. poor and needy--a suffering child of God, as in Psa 10:12, 17; 18:27. I am holy--or, "godly," as in Psa 4:3; 85:8.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 86
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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