In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me.
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In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me.
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In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.
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In the day of my trouble I call upon Thee; for Thou wilt answer me.
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Passages linked to Psalms 86:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Jonah 2:2 He said, “I called because of my affliction to Yahweh. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice.
- Psalms 34:4-6 I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame. This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
- Psalms 17:6 I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.
- Psalms 50:15 Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
- Hebrews 5:7 He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,
- Isaiah 26:16 Yahweh, in trouble they have visited you. They poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them.
- Lamentations 3:55-57 I called on your name, Yahweh, out of the lowest dungeon. You heard my voice: “Don’t hide your ear from my sighing, and my cry.” You came near in the day that I called on you. You said, “Don’t be afraid.”
- Psalms 18:6 In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears.
- Psalms 142:1 I cry with my voice to Yahweh. With my voice, I ask Yahweh for mercy.
- Psalms 91:15 He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.
- Psalms 77:1-2 My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, and for him to listen to me. In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out in the night, and didn’t get tired. My soul refused to be comforted.
- Psalms 142:3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, you knew my route. On the path in which I walk, they have hidden a snare for me.
- Psalms 55:16-18 As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me. Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice. He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, although there are many who oppose me.
- Luke 22:44 Being in agony he prayed more earnestly. His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 86:7 In the day of my trouble I…
Psa 86:7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.
Ver. 7. In the day of my trouble, &c.] God’s petitioners must pray and believe, and believe and pray, quasi in circulo. David had said, Psa 86:5, God is much in mercy to all that call upon him; here he assumeth and concludeth, but I in the day of my trouble will call upon him; therefore he will answer me.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Whereof I have assurance both from the benignity of…
Whereof I have assurance both from the benignity of thy nature, and from the truth and certainty of thy promises, and from my own and others’ experiences in former times.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain In the day of my trouble I will call…
In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee,.... David had his troubles, both inward and outward, before and after he came to the throne, in private and public life; and every good man has his troubles; and there are some particular times or days of trouble; which trouble arises from different causes; sometimes from themselves, their corruptions, the weakness of their grace, and the poor performance of their duties; sometimes from others; from the persecutions of the men of the world; from the wicked lives of profane sinners, and especially professors of religion, and from the spread of false doctrine; sometimes from Satan and his temptations; and sometimes from the more immediate hand of God in afflictions, and from the hidings of his face: these troubles do not last always; they are but for a day, for a particular time; and such a season is a fit one for prayer, and the Lord invites and encourages his people to call upon him in prayer when this is the case, Psa 50:15. Christ had his times of trouble, in which he called upon his divine Father, Joh 11:33.
for thou wilt answer me; which the idols of the Gentiles could not do; Baal could not answer his priests, Kg1 18:26, this the psalmist concluded, both from the promise of God, Psa 50:15, and from his frequent experience, Psa 138:3, a very encouraging reason or argument this to call on the Lord: Christ was always heard and answered, Joh 11:41.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 7. Thou wilt answer me.] Because thou art…
Verse 7. Thou wilt answer me.] Because thou art good, merciful, and ready to forgive; and I call upon thee fervently, and seek thee in thy own way.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain In the day of my trouble I will call…
In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee - That is, I do it now; I have done it; I will do it. The language implies a habit, or a steady purpose of mind, that in all times of trouble he would make God his refuge. It was this fixed purpose - this regular habit - which was now the ground of his confidence. A man who always makes God his refuge, who has no other ground of reliance, may feel assured that God will interpose and save him.
For thou wilt answer me - This also implies a fixed and steady assurance of mind, applicable not only to this case, but to all similar cases. He had firm confidence in God at all times; an unwavering belief that God is a hearer of prayer. This is a just foundation of hope when we approach God. Compare Jam 1:6-7.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. From Psa_77:2; Psa_17:6.
7. From Psa_77:2; Psa_17:6.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain In the day of my trouble I will call…
In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee (comp. vers. 1 and 14). The nature of the trouble is not distinctly stated; but it appears to have been caused by domestic rather than foreign enemies. For thou wilt answer me (comp. ver. 5).
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 7. In the day of my trouble I…
Ver. 7. In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me. A pious resolve backed by a judicious reason. It is useless to cry to those who cannot or will not hear; once convince men that prayer has no effect upon God, and they will have no more of it. In these busy days and especially in troublous times, men cannot afford to waste time in entreaties which must be unavailing. Our experience confirms us in the belief that Jehovah the living God really does aid those who call upon him, and therefore we pray and mean to pray, not because we are so fascinated by prayer that for its own sake we would continue in it if it proved to be mere folly and superstition, as vain philosophers assert; but because we really, indeed, and of a truth, find it to be a practical and effectual means of obtaining help from God in the hour of need. There can be no reason for praying if there be no expectation of the Lord's answering. Who would make a conscience of pleading with the winds, or find a solace in supplicating the waves? The mercy seat is a mockery if there be no hearing nor answering. David, as the following verses show, believed the Lord to be a living and potent God, and indeed to be "God alone", and it was on that account that he resolved in every hour of trouble to call upon him.
Ver. 7.
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1. Help needed.
2. Help sought.
3. Help found. G.R.
Ver. 7.
1. A time to be expected"day of my trouble".
2. A resolve to be practised"I will call upon thee."
3. A result to be experienced"thou wilt answer me".
Ver. 7. Prayer is the design of trouble, the evidence that it is sanctified, its solace, and the medium of deliverance from it. William Jay.
Psalms 86:8*
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain In the day of my trouble I will call…
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In the day of my trouble I will call upon Thee: for Thou wilt answer me.
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The day of trouble
I. Here is a day that may be expected by us all, Though all men do not walk in the midst of trouble, all must meet with trouble sooner or later. There is no human experience that has not had, or will not have, such a day--personal and relative troubles, bodily and spiritual troubles.
II. Here is a determination that should be formed by us all. I will call upon Thee. This resolution--
1. Agrees with our instinct. In trouble, men involuntarily call on God. This resolution--
2. Agrees with our reason. Who else can really help us? Money profiteth nothing in the day of trouble; and the tenderest, truest friendships are helpless.
III. Here is a hope that may be entertained by us all. For Thou wilt answer me.
1. Thou hast answered others who called on Thee in trouble.
2. Thou hast promised to answer all who call on Thee in trouble. (Homilist.)
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