Tree of Life Version
Psalms 86:3
3Be gracious to me, my Lord, for to You I cry all day.
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
1A prayer of David. Turn Your ear, Adonai, and answer me, for I am weak and needy. 2Watch over my soul, for I am godly. You are my God— save Your servant who trusts in You. Be gracious to me, my Lord, for to You I cry all day. 4Gladden the soul of Your servant, for to You, my Lord, I lift up my soul. 5For You, my Lord, are good, and ready to forgive and full of mercy to all 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 56:1For the music director: “A Silent Dove Far Away,” a Michtam of David, when the Philistines had seized him in Gath.
- Psalms 57:1For the music director, “Do Not Destroy,” a Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.
- Psalms 55:17As for me, I will call on God, and Adonai will save me.
- Psalms 88:9You have put my companions far from me. You have made me repulsive to them. I am shut in and I cannot go out.
- Luke 2:37and then as a widow until age eighty-four. She never left the Temple, serving night and day with fasting and prayers.
- Luke 11:8I tell you, even if the friend will not get up and give him anything out of friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
- Luke 18:7Won’t God do justice for His chosen ones, who cry out to Him day and night? Will He be slow to help them?
- Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Ruach on every occasion, with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, keep alert with perseverance and supplication for all the kedoshim.
- Psalms 25:5Guide me in Your truth, and teach me, for You are God, my salvation, for You I wait all 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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