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A prayerתְּפִלָּהof David.לְדָוִדInclineהַטֵּהyour ear,אָזְנְךָYHWH;יְהוָהanswer me,עֲנֵנִיforכִּיIאָנִיam afflictedעָנִיand needy.וְאֶבְיוֹן
Psalms 86:1
Study it in the app“A prayer of David. Incline your ear, YHWH; answer me, for I am afflicted and needy.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 86:1, word by word
- A prayerתְּפִלָּהtefila
prayer
Prayer: words addressed to God to ask, to intercede or to praise. Several psalms bear this name.
Where else “tefila” appears- of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- Inclineהַטֵּהhate
incline
To turn the ear or the heart toward someone or something.
Where else “hate” appears- your earאָזְנְazn
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azn” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- answer meעֲנֵane
hear prayer
God answers the one who calls on him: with a word, or with an act such as fire.
Where else “ane” appears- am afflictedעָנִיani
poor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “ani” appears- and needyאֶבְיוֹןevyon
needy
Needy: one who depends on the help of others.
Where else “evyon” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Guard my soul, for I am faithful; you, my Elohim, save your servant who trusts in you.