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, O LORD! and hear me, For I am poor and distressed!

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

Preserve my life, for I am devoted to thee! Save, O thou my God! thy servant who trusteth in thee!

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

Have pity upon me, O Lord! For to thee do I cry daily!

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

Revive the soul of thy servant, For to thee, O 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; Yea, rich in mercy to all that call upon thee!

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

Give ear, O 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 trouble I call upon thee, For thou dost answer me!

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

Among the gods there is none like thee, O Lord! And there are no works like thy 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 thou hast made must come and worship before thee, O Lord! And glorify thy name!

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

For great art thou, and wondrous are thy works; Thou alone art God!

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

Teach me, O LORD! thy way, That I may walk in thy truth; Unite all 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; I will give glory to thy 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 thy kindness to me hath been great; Thou hast delivered me from the depths 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! the proud have risen against me; Bands of cruel men seek my life, And set not thee before their eyes.

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

But thou, O Lord! art a God full of compassion and kindness, Long-suffering, rich in mercy 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.

Look upon me, and have compassion upon me! Give thy strength to thy servant, And save the son of thy 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.

Show me a token for good, That my enemies may see it and be confounded; Because thou, O LORD! helpest and comfortest me!