Psalms 86
1 A prayer for David himself. Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am needy and poor.
Yahweh, listen [IDM] to what I say and answer me, because I am weak and needy.
2 Preserve my soul, for I am holy: save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee.
Prevent me from dying now, because I (am loyal to/continue to believe in) you; save/rescue me, because I serve you and I trust in you, my God.
3 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day.
Lord, be kind to me, because I cry out to you all during the day.
4 Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul.
Lord, cause me to be glad, because I (pray to/worship) [IDM] you.
5 For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.
Lord, you are good [to us], and you forgive [us]; you faithfully love very much all those who (pray/call out) to you.
6 Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer: and attend to the voice of my petition.
Lord, listen to my prayer; hear me when I cry out to you to help me.
7 I have called upon thee in the day of my trouble: because thou hast heard me.
When I have troubles, I call out to you, because you answer me.
8 There is none among the gods like unto thee, O Lord: and there is none according to thy works.
Lord, among all the gods [whom the heathen nations worship], there is no one like you; not one of them has done [the great things] that you have done.
9 All the nations thou hast made shall come and adore before thee, O Lord: and they shall glorify thy name.
Lord, [some day, people from] all the nations that you have established will come and bow down in front of you and they will praise you [MTY].
10 For thou art great and dost wonderful things: thou art God alone.
You are great, and you do wonderful/marvelous things; only you are 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.
Yahweh, teach me what you want me to do in order that I may conduct my life according to what you say, which is true. Cause/Teach me to revere you.
12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God: with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for ever:
Lord, my God, I [will] thank you with all my inner being, and I will praise you forever.
13 For thy mercy is great towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell. (Sheol h7585)
You faithfully love me very much; you have prevented me from [dying and going to] the place where dead people are. (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.
But God, proud men are [trying to] attack me; a gang/group of cruel men are wanting to kill me; they are men who do not have any (respect for/interest in) you.
15 And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, patient, and of much mercy, and true.
But Lord, you always are mercifully and kind; you do not become angry quickly, you faithfully love us very much and always do for us what you have promised to do.
16 O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
Look down toward me and be merciful to me; cause me to be strong and save/rescue me who serves you [faithfully] like my mother did.
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.
Yahweh, do something to show me that you are being good to me in order that those who hate me will see that you have encouraged me and helped me, and as a result they will be ashamed.
