Psalms 86

1 A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

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

2 Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.

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

3 Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.

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

4 Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

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

5 For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

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

6 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.

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

7 In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me.

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

8 O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.

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

9 All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.

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

10 For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.

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

11 Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.

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

12 I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.

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

13 For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

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

14 The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You.

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.

15 But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

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

16 Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.

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

17 Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

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.