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Psalms 86:1

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

A Prayer of David. Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I [am] poor and needy.

Psalms 86:1 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

Poor and needy. Our helplessness is the ground of our appeal to the great Helper (see Ps. 40:17; cf. Ps. 9:18; Luke 18:10–14; see on Matt. 5:3).

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