Psalms 86

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

A Prayer of David. O Lord, incline your ear, and listen to 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; save your servant, O God, who hopes in you.

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

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

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

Rejoice the sold of your servant: for to you, O Lord, have I lifted 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, O Lord, are kind, and gentle; and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon you.

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

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

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

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

8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, Lord, and there is nothing like unto thy works.

There is none like to you, O Lord, among the god; and there are no [works] like to 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 shall 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 wonders: you are the only [and] the great God.

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

Guide me, O Lord, in your way, and I will walk in your truth: let my heart rejoice, that I may 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 give you thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart; and I will glorify your name for ever.

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

For your mercy is great toward me; and you have delivered my soul from the lowest 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, transgressors have risen up against me, and an assembly of violent [men] have sought my life; 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 God, are compassionate and merciful, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and true.

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

Look you upon me, and have mercy upon me: give your strength to 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.

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.