Psalms 86

1 A Prayer. Of David. Let your ears be open to my voice, O Lord, and give me an answer; for I am poor and in need.

A prayer for David himself. Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am needy and poor.

2 Keep my soul, for I am true to you; O my God, give salvation to your servant, whose hope is in you.

Preserve my soul, for I am holy: save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee.

3 Have mercy on me, O Lord; for my cry goes up to you all the day.

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day.

4 Make glad the soul of your servant; for it is lifted up to you, O Lord.

Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul.

5 You are good, O Lord, and full of forgiveness; your mercy is great to all who make their cry to you.

For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.

6 O Lord, give ear to my prayer; and take note of the sound of my requests.

Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer: and attend to the voice of my petition.

7 In the day of my trouble I send up my cry to you; for you will give me an answer.

I have called upon thee in the day of my trouble: because thou hast heard me.

8 There is no god like you, O Lord; there are no works like your works.

There is none among the gods like unto thee, O Lord: and there is none according to thy works.

9 Let all the nations whom you have made come and give worship to you, O Lord, giving glory to your name.

All the nations thou hast made shall come and adore before thee, O Lord: and they shall glorify thy name.

10 For you are great, and do great works of wonder; you only are God.

For thou art great and dost wonderful things: thou art God alone.

11 Make your way clear to me, O Lord; I will go on my way in your faith: let my heart be glad in the fear of your name.

Conduct me, O Lord, in thy way, and I will walk in thy truth: let my heart rejoice that it may fear thy name.

12 I will give you praise, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will give glory to your name for ever.

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

13 For your mercy to me is great; you have taken my soul up from the deep places of the underworld. (Sheol h7585)

For thy mercy is great towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell. (Sheol h7585)

14 O God, men of pride have come up against me, and the army of violent men would take my life; they have not put you before them.

O God, the wicked are risen up against me, and the assembly of the mighty have sought my soul: and they have not set thee before their eyes.

15 But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.

And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, patient, and of much mercy, and true.

16 O be turned to me and have mercy on me: give your strength to your servant, and your salvation to the son of her who is your servant.

O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.

17 Give me a sign for good; so that my haters may see it and be shamed; because you, Lord, have been my help and comfort.

Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me.