Psalms 86

1 A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, 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 godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.

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 I call to You all day long.

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

4 Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, 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 You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your 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 You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.

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

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

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 Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of 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 The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You.

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

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

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

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 of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, 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.