Psalms 86

1 Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

A Prayer. Of David. Let your ears be open to my voice, O Lord, and give me an answer; for I am poor and in need.

2 Preserve my soul, for I am devout. O thou my God, save thy servant who trusts in thee.

Keep my soul, for I am true to you; O my God, give salvation to your servant, whose hope is in you.

3 Be merciful to me, O Lord, for to thee do I cry all the day long.

Have mercy on me, O Lord; for my cry goes up to you all the day.

4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

Make glad the soul of your servant; for it is lifted up to you, O Lord.

5 For thou, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in loving kindness to all those who call upon thee.

You are good, O Lord, and full of forgiveness; your mercy is great to all who make their cry to you.

6 Give ear, O Jehovah, to my prayer, and hearken to the voice of my supplications.

O Lord, give ear to my prayer; and take note of the sound of my requests.

7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee, for thou will answer me.

In the day of my trouble I send up my cry to you; for you will give me an answer.

8 There is none like thee among the gods, O Lord, nor like thy works.

There is no god like you, O Lord; there are no works like your works.

9 All nations whom thou have made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and they shall glorify thy name.

Let all the nations whom you have made come and give worship to you, O Lord, giving glory to your name.

10 For thou are great, and do wondrous things. Thou alone are God.

For you are great, and do great works of wonder; you only are God.

11 Teach me thy way, O Jehovah, I will walk in thy truth. Unite my heart to fear thy name.

Make your way clear to me, O Lord; I will go on my way in your faith: let my heart be glad in the fear of your name.

12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

I will give you praise, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will give glory to your name for ever.

13 For great is thy loving kindness toward me, and thou have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

For your mercy to me is great; you have taken my soul up from the deep places of the underworld. (Sheol h7585)

14 O God, the proud have risen up against me, and a company of violent men have sought after my soul, and have not set thee before them.

O God, men of pride have come up against me, and the army of violent men would take my life; they have not put you before them.

15 But thou, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.

16 O turn to me, and have mercy upon me. Give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.

O be turned to me and have mercy on me: give your strength to your servant, and your salvation to the son of her who is your servant.

17 Show me a sign for good, that those who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, because thou, Jehovah, have helped me, and comforted me.

Give me a sign for good; so that my haters may see it and be shamed; because you, Lord, have been my help and comfort.