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 YHWH, hear 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 dedicated: O thou my Elohim, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

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

Be merciful unto me, O YHWH: for I cry unto thee daily.

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 YHWH, 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, YHWH, art good, and ready to forgive; 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 YHWH, unto my prayer; and attend 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 wilt answer me.

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

Among the elohim there is none like unto thee, O YHWH; neither are there any works like unto 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 hast made shall come and worship before thee, O YHWH; and 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 Elohim 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 thy way, O YHWH; 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 YHWH my Elohim, with all my 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 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 Elohim, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies 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 YHWH, art an El full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, 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 have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine 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.

Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, YHWH, hast helped me, and comforted me.