King James Version
Psalms 86:7 in the King James Version says “In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 86 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.”
Psalms 86:7 · KJV
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.
Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“In the day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“I will call”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“upon thee for thou wilt answer”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
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