Psalms 86

1 A Prayer of David. O Lord, incline your ear, and listen to me; for I am poor and needy.

Bow down your ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

2 Preserve my soul, for I am holy; save your servant, O God, who hopes in you.

Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O you my God, save your servant that trusts in you.

3 Pity me, O Lord: for to you will I cry all the day.

Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto you daily.

4 Rejoice the sold of your servant: for to you, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul.

Rejoice the soul of your servant: for unto you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

5 For you, O Lord, are kind, and gentle; and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon you.

For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy unto all them that call upon you.

6 Give ear to my prayer, o Lord; and attend to the voice of my supplication.

Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

7 In the day of my trouble I cried to you: for you did hear me.

In the day of my trouble I will call upon you: for you will answer me.

8 There is none like to you, O Lord, amongst the god; and there are no [works] like to your works.

Among the gods there is none like unto you, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto your works.

9 All nations whom you have made shall come, and shall worship before you, O Lord; and shall glorify your name.

All nations whom you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord; and shall glorify your name.

10 For you are great, and do wonders: you are the only [and] the great God.

For you are great, and do wondrous things: you are God alone.

11 Guide me, O Lord, in your way, and I will walk in your truth: let my heart rejoice, that I may fear your name.

Teach me your way, O LORD; I will walk in your truth: unite my heart to fear your name.

12 I will give you thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart; and I will glorify your name for ever.

I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify your name for evermore.

13 For your mercy is great towards me; and you have delivered my soul from the lowest hell. (Sheol h7585)

For great is your mercy toward me: and you have delivered my soul from the low hell. (Sheol h7585)

14 O God, transgressors have risen up against me, and an assembly of violent [men] have sought my life; and have not set you before them.

O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set you before them.

15 But you, O Lord God, are compassionate and merciful, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and true.

But you, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and abundant in mercy and truth.

16 Look you upon me, and have mercy upon me: give your strength to your servant, and save the son of your handmaid.

O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give your strength unto your servant, and save the son of your handmaid.

17 Establish with me a token for good; and let them that hate me see [it] and be ashamed; because you, O Lord, have helped me, and comforted me.

Show me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because you, LORD, have helped me, and comforted me.