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.” Incline thine ear, O LORD! and hear me, For I am poor and distressed!
2 Preserve my soul, for I am holy: save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee.
Preserve my life, for I am devoted to thee! Save, O thou my God! thy servant who trusteth in thee!
3 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day.
Have pity upon me, O Lord! For to thee do I cry daily!
4 Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul.
Revive the soul of thy servant, For to 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; Yea, rich in mercy to all that call upon thee!
6 Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer: and attend to the voice of my petition.
Give ear, O LORD! to my prayer, And attend to the voice of my supplication!
7 I have called upon thee in the day of my trouble: because thou hast heard me.
In the day of my trouble I call upon thee, For thou dost answer me!
8 There is none among the gods like unto thee, O Lord: and there is none according to thy works.
Among the gods there is none like thee, O Lord! And there are no works like thy works!
9 All the nations thou hast made shall come and adore before thee, O Lord: and they shall glorify thy name.
All the nations which thou hast made must come and worship before thee, O Lord! And glorify thy name!
10 For thou art great and dost wonderful things: thou art God alone.
For great art thou, and wondrous are thy works; Thou alone art God!
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, O LORD! thy way, That I may walk in thy truth; Unite all 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; I will give glory to thy name for ever!
13 For thy mercy is great towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower 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 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 have risen against me; Bands of cruel men seek my life, And set not thee before their eyes.
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 full of compassion and kindness, Long-suffering, rich in mercy 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.
Look upon me, and have compassion upon me! Give thy strength to 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 my enemies may see it and be confounded; Because thou, O LORD! helpest and comfortest me!
