New King James Version
Psalms 86:3
3Be merciful to me, O Lord, For I cry 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 Living Translation (NLT)Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I am calling on you constantly.
Context of Psalms 86:3
1Bow down Your ear, O Lord, hear me; For I am poor and needy. 2Preserve my life, for I am holy; You are my God; Save Your servant who trusts in You! Be merciful to me, O Lord, For I cry to You all day long. 4Rejoice the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 5For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon 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 56:1Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; Fighting all day he oppresses me.
- Psalms 57:1Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by.
- Psalms 55:17Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice.
- Psalms 88:9My eye wastes away because of affliction. Lord, I have called daily upon You; I have stretched out my hands to You.
- Luke 2:37and this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
- Luke 11:8I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.
- Luke 18:7And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?
- Ephesians 6:18praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
- Psalms 25:5Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You 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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