Psalm 86

Psalm 86
Psalm 86
"Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me"
Other name	Psalm 85; "Inclina Domine aurem tuam";
Language	Hebrew (original)

Psalm 86 is the 86th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy". In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 85. In Latin, it is known as "Inclina Domine".^[1] It is attributed to David.

The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies. It has been paraphrased in hymns and set to music, including settings by Heinrich Schütz in German and Basil Harwood in Latin. Henry Purcell and Gustav Holst composed elaborate anthems in English. In Mendelssohn's Elijah, three verses from Psalm 86 are used in the narration.

^ Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 85 (86) Archived 7 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine medievalist.net

[1] Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 85 (86) Archived 7 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine medievalist.net

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Psalm 86
"Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me"
Other name	Psalm 85 "Inclina Domine aurem tuam"
Language	Hebrew (original)