Psalms 86

1 A Prayer of David. Incline thine ear, Jehovah, answer me; for I am afflicted and needy.

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

2 Keep my soul, for I am godly; O thou my God, save thy servant who confideth in thee.

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

3 Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto thee do I call all the day.

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

4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul.

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

5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and art of great loving-kindness unto all that call upon thee.

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

6 Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplications.

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

7 In the day of my distress I will call upon thee, for thou wilt answer me.

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

8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, Lord, and there is nothing like unto thy 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 thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy name.

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

10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God, thou alone.

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

11 Teach me thy way, Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

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

12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

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

13 For great is thy loving-kindness toward me, and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

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

14 O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assembly of the violent seek after my soul, and they have not set thee 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 thou, Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth.

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

16 Turn toward me, and be gracious unto me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

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

17 Shew me a token for good, that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed; for thou, Jehovah, hast 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.