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Psalm 86:7

In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me.

5For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.
6Hear, LORD, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions.
7In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me.
8There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds.
9All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.
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Notice

The word “for” makes God’s answer the reason for calling, even while the day is still marked by trouble.

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Where else Scripture says this

10 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Nahum 1:7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.Both name the day of trouble as a time to turn toward the Lord, through calling or taking refuge.
Jonah 2:2He said, “I called because of my affliction to the LORD. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice.Psalm 86 expects God’s answer in trouble; Jonah recounts calling from affliction and receiving that answer.
Psalm 17:6I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.Both prayers use the same reason for calling on God: “for you will answer me.”
Psalm 34:4–6I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.Both connect seeking God with his answer; Psalm 34 recounts an answer received and deliverance from fears.
Psalm 50:15Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”Both speak of calling on God in the day of trouble, with Psalm 50 expressing God’s command and promise.
Hebrews 5:7He, 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 …Both passages connect prayer in distress with God’s hearing or answering; Hebrews describes prayers offered with crying and tears.
Lamentations 3:55–57I called on your name, LORD, out of the lowest dungeon.Both speak of calling on the Lord from distress; Lamentations names the lowest dungeon as the place of prayer.
Isaiah 26:16LORD, in trouble they have visited you. They poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them.Both describe turning to the Lord in trouble; Isaiah also names chastening as the setting for prayer.
Psalm 142:1A contemplation by David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer. I cry with my voice to the LORD. With my voice, I ask the LORD for mercy.Both direct a personal cry to the Lord; Psalm 142 specifies a plea for mercy from a cave.
Luke 22:44Being in agony, he prayed more earnestly. His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground.Both depict prayer amid suffering; Luke describes agony and sweat like drops of blood while Psalm 86 leaves the trouble unnamed.
Where this verse fits

Anxiety or panic. fear for the future. wanting a steady prayer habit.

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Pray Psalm 86:7 aloud before bed tonight

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Encouragement

The psalmist expects an answer while trouble is still present. No timing or method is named; confidence rests in the Lord, who is good and hears prayer.

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