Psalms 86
1 A prayer of David. Incline thine eare, O Lord, and heare me: for I am poore and needy.
A prayer of David. Please listen to me, Lord! Please answer me, for I am weak and really need your help!
2 Preserue thou my soule, for I am mercifull: my God, saue thou thy seruant, that trusteth in thee.
Don't let me die, for I am faithful to you. Save me, for I am your servant and I trust in you. You are my God.
3 Be mercifull vnto me, O Lord: for I crie vpon thee continually.
Be kind to me, Lord, for I call out to you all day long.
4 Reioyce the soule of thy seruant: for vnto thee, O Lord, doe I lift vp my soule.
Make me happy, Lord, for I've dedicated my life to you.
5 For thou, Lord, art good and mercifull, and of great kindenes vnto all them, that call vpon thee.
For you, Lord, are good; you are forgiving and full of trustworthy love for all who come to you.
6 Giue eare, Lord, vnto my prayer, and hearken to the voyce of my supplication.
Lord, please listen to my prayer. Hear my call for help.
7 In the day of my trouble I will call vpon thee: for thou hearest me.
When I'm in trouble I cry out to you because I know you will answer me.
8 Among the gods there is none like thee, O Lord, and there is none that can doe like thy workes.
There's no one like you among the “gods,” Lord. No one can do the things you do.
9 All nations, whome thou hast made, shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and shall glorifie thy Name.
You created all the nations, and they will come and bow down before you, Lord. They will declare how wonderful you are.
10 For thou art great and doest wonderous things: thou art God alone.
For you are great, and do wonderful things! Only you are God.
11 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and I will walke in thy trueth: knit mine heart vnto thee, that I may feare thy Name.
Lord, please teach me your way, so I can depend on your trustworthiness. Make me single-minded, so I can consistently honor the kind of person you are.
12 I wil prayse thee, O Lord my God, with all mine heart: yea, I wil glorifie thy Name for euer.
Lord my God, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I will praise your character forever.
13 For great is thy mercie toward me, and thou hast deliuered my soule from the lowest graue. (Sheol h7585)
For your trustworthy love for me is so great; you have saved me from death. (Sheol h7585)
14 O God, the proude are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men haue sought my soule, and haue not set thee before them.
God, arrogant people are attacking me, vicious people are trying to kill me. To them you count for nothing.
15 But thou, O Lord, art a pitifull God and mercifull, slowe to anger and great in kindenes and trueth.
But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to become angry, full of trustworthy love and faithfulness.
16 Turne vnto me, and haue mercy vpon me: giue thy strength vnto thy seruant, and saue the sonne of thine handmayd.
Turn to me, have mercy on me. Give me your strength, your servant; save the son of your servant-girl.
17 Shew a token of thy goodnes towarde me, that they which hate me, may see it, and be ashamed, because thou, O Lord, hast holpen me and comforted me.
Show me a sign that you approve of me! Those who hate me will see it, and they will be ashamed because you, Lord, have helped me.
