Psalms 86

1 A prayer for David himself. Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am needy and poor.

A Prayer of David. Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.

2 Preserve my soul, for I am holy: save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee.

Preserve my soul; for I am godly: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

3 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day.

Be merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long.

4 Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul.

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

5 For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.

6 Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer: and attend to the voice of my petition.

Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.

7 I have called upon thee in the day of my trouble: because thou hast heard me.

In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee; For thou wilt answer me.

8 There is none among the gods like unto thee, O Lord: and there is none according to thy works.

There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord; Neither [are there any works] like unto thy works.

9 All the nations thou hast made shall come and adore before thee, O Lord: and they shall glorify thy name.

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

10 For thou art great and dost wonderful things: thou art God alone.

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

11 Conduct me, O Lord, in thy way, and I will walk in thy truth: let my heart rejoice that it may fear thy name.

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

12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God: with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for ever:

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

13 For thy mercy is great towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell. (Sheol h7585)

For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

14 O God, the wicked are risen up against me, and the assembly of the mighty have sought my soul: and they have not set thee before their eyes.

O God, the proud are risen up against me, And a company of violent men have sought after my soul, And have not set thee before them.

15 And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, patient, and of much mercy, and true.

But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

16 O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.

Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.

17 Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me.

Show me a token for good, That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because thou, Jehovah, hast helped me, and comforted me.