Psalm 86:1
Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
Cross-references
Psalm 31:2 uses the identical plea 'incline your ear to me', directly echoing the cry of the poor and needy in Psalm 86:1.
Psalm 34:6 tells of a poor man who cried and was heard, directly paralleling the poor and needy plea in Psalm 86:1.
Psalm 40:17 uses the exact phrase 'I am poor and needy', directly matching the self-description in Psalm 86:1.
Psalm 102:17 promises God regards the prayer of the destitute, directly affirming that God hears the poor and needy like the psalmist.
Psalm 140:12 declares the Lord maintains the cause of the afflicted and poor, reinforcing God's justice for the needy.
Psalm 109:22 repeats the exact phrase 'poor and needy' — same self-description in prayer.
Psalm 72:12-14 describes the king delivering the poor and needy, echoing the same phrase and theme of God's care for the helpless.
Isaiah 37:17 repeats 'incline your ear, O Lord', matching the same petition for God to hear the needy in Psalm 86:1.
Isaiah 66:2 says God looks to the poor and contrite, directly matching the psalmist's self-description as poor and needy.
Daniel 9:18 also says 'incline your ear and hear', directly paralleling the plea of the poor and needy in Psalm 86:1.
James 2:5 states God chose the poor to be rich in faith, directly affirming the value of the poor that the psalmist embodies.
Luke 4:18 announces Jesus anointed to preach good news to the poor, fulfilling God's care for the needy that the psalmist cries out to.
Matthew 5:3 blesses the poor in spirit, connecting physical poverty to spiritual humility — a parallel beatitude for the humble.
James 1:9 encourages the lowly brother to rejoice in exaltation, echoing the theme of God's regard for the humble.