Psalms 86

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

A Prayer of David. Incline thine ear, Jehovah, answer me; for I am afflicted and needy.

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 godly; O thou my God, save thy servant who confideth in thee.

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

Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto thee do I call all the day.

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

Rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul.

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

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and art of great loving-kindness unto all that call upon thee.

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

Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplications.

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

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

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

Among the gods there is none like unto thee, Lord, and there is nothing like unto thy works.

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

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

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

For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God, thou alone.

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

Teach me thy way, Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

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

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

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

For great is thy loving-kindness toward me, and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. (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 proud are risen against me, and the assembly of the violent seek after my soul, and they have not set thee before them.

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

But thou, Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth.

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

Turn toward me, and be gracious unto me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine 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.

Shew me a token for good, that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed; for thou, Jehovah, hast helped me and comforted me.