Psalms 86

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

A Prayer of David. Incline, O Jehovah, Thine ear, Answer me, for I [am] poor 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] pious, Save Thy servant — who is trusting to Thee, O Thou, my God.

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

Favour me, O Lord, for to Thee 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, O Lord, my soul I lift up.

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 forgiving. And abundant in kindness to all calling Thee.

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

Hear, O Jehovah, 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 a day of my distress I call Thee, For Thou dost answer me.

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

There is none like Thee among the gods, O Lord, And like Thy works there are none.

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

All nations that Thou hast made Come and bow themselves before Thee, O Lord, And give honour to Thy name.

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

For great [art] Thou, and doing wonders, Thou [art] God Thyself alone.

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

Show me, O Jehovah, Thy way, I walk in Thy truth, My heart doth rejoice 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 confess Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I honour Thy name to the age.

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

For Thy kindness [is] great 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 have risen up against me, And a company of the terrible sought my soul, And have not placed Thee before them,

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

And Thou, O Lord, [art] God, merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness 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 unto me, and favour me, Give Thy strength to Thy servant, And give salvation to a 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.

Do with me a sign for good, And those hating me see and are ashamed, For Thou, O Jehovah, hast helped me, Yea, Thou hast comforted me!