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 of David. Incline, O Jehovah, Thine ear, Answer me, for I [am] poor and needy.

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

Keep my soul, for I [am] pious, Save Thy servant — who is trusting to Thee, O Thou, my God.

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

Favour me, O Lord, for to Thee I call all the day.

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

Rejoice the soul of Thy servant, For unto Thee, O Lord, my soul I lift up.

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

For Thou, Lord, [art] good and forgiving. And abundant in kindness to all calling Thee.

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

Hear, O Jehovah, my prayer, And attend to the voice of my supplications.

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

In a day of my distress I call Thee, For Thou dost answer me.

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

There is none like Thee among the gods, O Lord, And like Thy works there are none.

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

All nations that Thou hast made Come and bow themselves before Thee, O Lord, And give honour to Thy name.

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

For great [art] Thou, and doing wonders, Thou [art] God Thyself 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.

Show me, O Jehovah, Thy way, I walk in Thy truth, My heart doth rejoice to 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 confess Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I honour Thy name to the age.

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 kindness [is] great toward me, And Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. (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 proud have risen up against me, And a company of the terrible sought my soul, And have not placed Thee before them,

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] God, merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth.

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.

Look unto me, and favour me, Give Thy strength to Thy servant, And give salvation to a son of Thine 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.

Do with me a sign for good, And those hating me see and are ashamed, For Thou, O Jehovah, hast helped me, Yea, Thou hast comforted me!