Psalms 86

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

A Prayer by David. Hear, LORD, and answer 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 godly. You, my God, save your servant who trusts in you.

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

Be merciful to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.

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

Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, 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, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

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

Hear, LORD, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions.

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 on 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.

There is no one like you amongst the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds.

9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy name.

All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They 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, LORD. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided 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, Lord my God, with my whole heart. I will glorify your name forever more.

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

For your loving kindness is great towards me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. (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.

God, the proud have risen up against me. A company of violent men have sought after my soul, and they don’t hold regard for you before them.

15 But thou, Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth.

But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

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

Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your servant.

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 sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, LORD, have helped me, and comforted me.