John Gill Commentary Psalms 86:6

"Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications." — Psalms 86:6 (ASV)

Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer As this psalm is called, in the title of it; his own prayer, and not another's, not one composed for him, but what was composed by him; this petition is repeated, as to the sense of it, from (Psalms 86:1) to show his importunity to be heard:

and attend to the voice of my supplications; which proceeded from the spirit of grace and supplication, put up in an humble manner, in a dependence on the mercy of God, which the word used has the signification of, and were attended with thanksgiving, (Psalms 86:12Psalms 86:13) , according to the apostle's rule, (Philippians 4:6) , these were vocal prayers, and not mere mental ones; see (Hebrews 5:7) .