Psalms 86 · Verse 3

Psalms 86:3

Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
Psalms 86:3, King James Version

Psalms 86:3 in other translations

BSBBe merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
WEBBe merciful to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.
ASVBe merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long.
YLTFavour me, O Lord, for to Thee I call all the day.
DARBYBe gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto thee do I call all the day.
BBEHave mercy on me, O Lord; for my cry goes up to you all the day.
WebsterBe merciful to me, O Lord: for I cry to thee daily.

What does Psalms 86:3 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Be 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 86:1-7

Our poverty and wretchedness, when felt, powerfully plead in our behalf at the throne of grace. The best self-preservation is to commit ourselves to God's keeping. I am one whom thou favourest, hast set apart for thyself, and made partaker of sanctifying grace. It is a great encouragement to prayer, to feel that we have received the converting grace of God, have learned to trust in him, and to be his servants. We…

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Psalms 86:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

חָנֵּ֥נִיcho.ne.nishow favor to meH2603
אֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiO LordH136
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
אֵלֶ֥יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413
אֶ֝קְרָ֗א'ek.Ra'I call outH7121
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yomthe dayH3117

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 86:3

  • Psalms 88:9

    Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.

  • Psalms 57:1

    To the chief Musician, Al–taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

  • Ephesians 6:18

    Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

  • Psalms 25:5

    Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

  • Psalms 56:1

    To the chief Musician upon Jonath–elem–rechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

  • Psalms 55:17

    Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

  • Luke 2:37

    And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

  • Psalms 4:1

    To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

  • Luke 11:8-13

    I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? …

  • Luke 18:7

    And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Be merciful.
56:1; 57:1
for I.
55:17; 88:9; Lu 2:37; 11:8-13; 18:7; Eph 6:18
daily. or, all the day.
25:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 86:2

    Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

  • Psalms 86:3

    Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

  • Psalms 86:4

    Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

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Psalms 86:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Ten misericordia de mí, oh Jehová: porque á ti clamo todo el día.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Use de grâce envers moi, Seigneur! car je crie à toi tout le jour.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sei mir gnädig, Herr! denn zu dir rufe ich den ganzen Tag.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Gloriosa dicta sunt de te, civitas Dei!