Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageA Prayer of David. Lean in close, Yahweh β hear my cry and answer me, for I am poor and have nowhere else to turn.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GA prayer of David. Bend down Your ear, YHWH β answer me, for I am afflicted and destitute.
KJV
King James VersionA Prayer of David. Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleA prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
Footnotes
The superscription *tefillah l'David* (ΧͺΦ°ΦΌΧ€Φ΄ΧΦΈΦΌΧ ΧΦ°ΧΦΈΧΦ΄Χ) is notable: this is the only psalm in the Davidic collection bearing *tefillah* as its title β the same term used for Psalms 17, 102, and Habakkuk 3, marking an urgent spoken petition rather than a song for performance. The preposition *lamed* (ΧΦ°) may denote authorship ("of David"), dedication ("for David"), or liturgical assignment. *Ani* (Χ’ΦΈΧ Φ΄Χ) spans poverty, affliction, and humility simultaneously β both material and spiritual lowliness. FOG renders "afflicted and destitute" to hold the full range; FOG Message uses "poor" as the more accessible register, with "nowhere else to turn" drawing out the existential weight.