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.” Incline thine ear, O LORD! and hear me, For I am poor and distressed!
2 Preserve my soul, for I am holy. My God, bring salvation to your servant who hopes in you.
Preserve my life, for I am devoted to thee! Save, O thou my God! thy servant who trusteth in thee!
3 O Lord, be merciful to me, for I have cried out to you all day long.
Have pity upon me, O Lord! For to thee do I cry daily!
4 Give joy to the soul of your servant, for I have lifted up my soul to you, Lord.
Revive the soul of thy servant, For to thee, O Lord! do I lift up my soul!
5 For you are sweet and mild, Lord, and plentiful in mercy to all who call upon you.
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; Yea, rich in mercy to all that call upon thee!
6 Pay attention, Lord, to my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplication.
Give ear, O LORD! to my prayer, And attend to the voice of my supplication!
7 In the day of my tribulation, I cried out to you, because you heeded me.
In the day of my trouble I call upon thee, For thou dost answer me!
8 There is no one like you among the gods, O Lord, and there is no one like you in your works.
Among the gods there is none like thee, O Lord! And there are no works like thy 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.
All the nations which thou hast made must come and worship before thee, O Lord! And glorify thy name!
10 For you are great, and you perform wonders. You alone are God.
For great art thou, and wondrous are thy works; Thou alone art 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.
Teach me, O LORD! thy way, That I may walk in thy truth; Unite all my heart to fear thy 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 praise thee, O Lord, my God! with my whole heart; I will give glory to thy 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 thy kindness to me hath been great; Thou hast delivered me from the depths 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! the proud have risen against me; Bands of cruel men seek my life, And set not thee before their eyes.
15 And you, Lord God, are compassionate and merciful, being patient and full of mercy and truthful.
But thou, O Lord! art a God full of compassion and kindness, Long-suffering, rich in mercy and truth!
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.
Look upon me, and have compassion upon me! Give thy strength to thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid!
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.
Show me a token for good, That my enemies may see it and be confounded; Because thou, O LORD! helpest and comfortest me!
