Psalms 86

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

A Prayer of David himself. Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear me. For I am needy and poor.

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

Preserve my soul, for I am holy. My God, bring salvation to your servant who hopes in you.

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

O Lord, be merciful to me, for I have cried out to you all day long.

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

Give joy to the soul of your servant, for I have lifted up my soul to you, Lord.

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

For you are sweet and mild, Lord, and plentiful in mercy to all who call upon you.

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

Pay attention, Lord, to my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplication.

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

In the day of my tribulation, I cried out to you, because you heeded me.

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

There is no one like you among the gods, O Lord, and there is no one like you in your works.

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

All the nations, which you have made, will draw near and adore in your presence, O Lord. And they will glorify your name.

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

For you are great, and you perform wonders. You alone are God.

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

Lead me, O Lord, in your way, and I will walk in your truth. May my heart rejoice, so that it will fear 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 confess to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart. And I will glorify your name in eternity.

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

For your mercy toward me is great, and you have rescued my soul from the lower part of Hell. (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, the iniquitous have risen up against me, and the synagogue of the powerful have sought my soul, and they have not placed you in their sight.

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

And you, Lord God, are compassionate and merciful, being patient and full of mercy and truthful.

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

Look down upon me and have mercy on me. Grant your authority to your servant, and bring salvation to the son of your handmaid.

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.

Make me a sign of what is good, so that those who hate me, may look and be confounded. For you, O Lord, have helped me and consoled me.