Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
Psalms 86:1-17.-God's grace to His trusting people their ground of expecting deliverance (Psalms 86:1-5); His omnipotence to help, so that all nations shall at last worship Him (Psalms 86:6-10); God's special mercy to the suppliant in saving his soul from hell, for which he will praise God forever (Psalms 86:11-13); special prayer for deliverance from proud assailants (Psalms 86:14-17). The occasion was probably Absalom's revolt.
Title. - A prayer of David. The psalm is throughout a prayer, not meditation, (cf. title, Psalms 90:1-17.)
Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me; for, I am poor and needy - or, 'afflicted and wretched,' Man's needs are a prima facie claim on God's pity. Our misery moves His mercy.