God’s Word Translation
Psalms 86:3
3Have pity on me, O Lord, because I call out to you all 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
1Turn your ear ⌞toward me⌟, O Lord. Answer me, because I am oppressed and needy. 2Protect me, because I am faithful ⌞to you⌟. Save your servant who trusts you. You are my God. Have pity on me, O Lord, because I call out to you all day long. 4Give me joy, O Lord, because I lift my soul to you. 5You, O Lord, are good and forgiving, full of mercy toward everyone who calls out to you.
Read all of Psalms 86Psalms 86:3 word by word
חָנֵּ֥נִי אֲדֹנָ֑י כִּ֥י אֵלֶ֥יךָ אֶ֝קְרָ֗א כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 86:3
- Psalms 56:1Have pity on me, O God, because people are harassing me. All day long warriors oppress me.
- Psalms 57:1Have pity on me, O God. Have pity on me, because my soul takes refuge in you. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until destructive storms pass by.
- Psalms 55:17Morning, noon, and night I complain and groan, and he listens to my voice.
- Psalms 88:9My eyes grow weak because of my suffering. All day long I call out to you, O Lord. I stretch out my hands to you ⌞in prayer⌟.
- Luke 2:37and she had been a widow for 84 years. Anna never left the temple courtyard but worshiped day and night by fasting and praying.
- Luke 11:8I can guarantee that although he doesn’t want to get up to give you anything, he will get up and give you whatever you need because he is your friend and because you were so bold.
- Luke 18:7Won’t God give his chosen people justice when they cry out to him for help day and night? Is he slow to help them?
- Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Spirit in every situation. Use every kind of prayer and request there is. For the same reason be alert. Use every kind of effort and make every kind of request for all of God’s people.
- Psalms 25:5Lead me in your truth and teach me because you are God, my savior. I wait all day long for you.
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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