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. Incline Thine ear, O LORD, 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.

Keep my soul, for I am godly; O Thou my God, save Thy servant that trusteth in Thee.

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

Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto Thee do I cry all the day.

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

Rejoice the soul of Thy servant; for unto 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, art good, and ready to pardon, and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee.

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

Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend unto 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 call upon Thee; for Thou wilt answer me.

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

There is none like unto Thee among the gods, O Lord, and there are no works like Thine.

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 hast made shall come and prostrate themselves before Thee, O Lord; and they shall glorify Thy name.

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

For Thou art great, and doest wondrous things; Thou art God alone.

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, O LORD, Thy way, that I may walk in Thy truth; make one 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 thank 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 mercy toward me; and Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest nether-world. (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 are risen up against me, and the 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, art a God full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

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

O turn unto me, and be gracious unto me; give Thy strength unto 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.

Work in my behalf a sign for good; that they that hate me may see it, and be put to shame, because Thou, LORD, hast helped me, and comforted me.