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Psalms 86:1

Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

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תְּפִלָּ֗הtefilahprayerתְּפִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “prayer”, the ordinary formH8605intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymnprayer.לְדָ֫וִ֥דledavidto Davidדָּוִדpreposition, noun, proper name — “to David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.

הַטֵּֽהhatehspreadנָטָהverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “spread”, a commandH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אָזְנְךָ֣azenekhaearאֹזֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.עֲנֵ֑נִיanenishoutעָנָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “shout”, a commandH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…עָנִ֖יaniafflictedעָנִיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “afflicted”, the ordinary formH6041depressed, in mind or circumstancesafflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.וְאֶבְי֣וֹןveevyonand beggarאֶבְיוֹןconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and beggar”, the ordinary formH34destitutebeggar, needy, poor (man).אָֽנִיanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A Prayer of David. Incline Thine ear, O LORD, and answer me; for I am poor and needy.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.

Young’s Literal Translation

A Prayer of David. Incline, O Jehovah, Thine ear, Answer me, for I [am] poor and needy.

World English Bible

Hear, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

Darby Translation

Incline thine ear, Jehovah, answer me; for I am afflicted and needy.

Douay-Rheims

For the sons of Core, a psalm of a canticle. The foundations thereof are in the holy mountains:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A Prayer of David. Incline Thine ear, O LORD, and answer me; for I am poor and needy.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A Prayer of David. O Lord, incline thine ear, and hearken to me; for I am poor and needy.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Προσευχὴ τῷ Δαυίδ. Κλίνον Κύριε τὸ οὖς σου, καὶ εἰσάκουσόν μου, ὅτι πτωχὸς καὶ πένης εἰμὶ ἐγώ.