Psalms 86

1 A Prayer of David himself. Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear me. For I am needy and poor.

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.

2 Preserve my soul, for I am holy. My God, bring salvation to your servant who hopes in you.

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

3 O Lord, be merciful to me, for I have cried out to you all day long.

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

4 Give joy to the soul of your servant, for I have lifted up my soul to you, Lord.

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

5 For you are sweet and mild, Lord, and plentiful in mercy to all who call upon you.

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

6 Pay attention, Lord, to my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplication.

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

7 In the day of my tribulation, I cried out to you, because you heeded me.

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

8 There is no one like you among the gods, O Lord, and there is no one like you in your works.

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

9 All the nations, which you have made, will draw near and adore in your presence, O Lord. And they will glorify your name.

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

10 For you are great, and you perform wonders. You alone are God.

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

11 Lead me, O Lord, in your way, and I will walk in your truth. May my heart rejoice, so that it will fear your name.

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.

12 I will confess to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart. And I will glorify your name in eternity.

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

13 For your mercy toward me is great, and you have rescued my soul from the lower part of Hell. (Sheol h7585)

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

14 O God, the iniquitous have risen up against me, and the synagogue of the powerful have sought my soul, and they have not placed you in their sight.

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.

15 And you, Lord God, are compassionate and merciful, being patient and full of mercy and truthful.

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

16 Look down upon me and have mercy on me. Grant your authority to your servant, and bring salvation to the son of your handmaid.

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.

17 Make me a sign of what is good, so that those who hate me, may look and be confounded. For you, O Lord, have helped me and consoled me.

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.