Psalms 86

1 Bow down your ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

A Prayer of David himself. Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear me. For I am needy and poor.

2 Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O you my God, save your servant that trusts in you.

Preserve my soul, for I am holy. My God, bring salvation to your servant who hopes in you.

3 Be merciful to me, O Lord: for I cry to you daily.

O Lord, be merciful to me, for I have cried out to you all day long.

4 Rejoice the soul of your servant: for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

Give joy to the soul of your servant, for I have lifted up my soul to you, Lord.

5 For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy to all them that call on you.

For you are sweet and mild, Lord, and plentiful in mercy to all who call upon you.

6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

Pay attention, Lord, to my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplication.

7 In the day of my trouble I will call on you: for you will answer me.

In the day of my tribulation, I cried out to you, because you heeded me.

8 Among the gods there is none like to you, O Lord; neither are there any works like to your works.

There is no one like you among the gods, O Lord, and there is no one like you in your works.

9 All nations whom you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord; and shall glorify your name.

All the nations, which you have made, will draw near and adore in your presence, O Lord. And they will glorify your name.

10 For you are great, and do wondrous things: you are God alone.

For you are great, and you perform wonders. You alone are God.

11 Teach me your way, O LORD; I will walk in your truth: unite my heart to fear your name.

Lead me, O Lord, in your way, and I will walk in your truth. May my heart rejoice, so that it will fear your name.

12 I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify your name for ever more.

I will confess to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart. And I will glorify your name in eternity.

13 For great is your mercy toward me: and you have delivered my soul from the lowest hell. (Sheol h7585)

For your mercy toward me is great, and you have rescued my soul from the lower part of Hell. (Sheol h7585)

14 O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set you before them.

O God, the iniquitous have risen up against me, and the synagogue of the powerful have sought my soul, and they have not placed you in their sight.

15 But you, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

And you, Lord God, are compassionate and merciful, being patient and full of mercy and truthful.

16 O turn to me, and have mercy on me; give your strength to your servant, and save the son of your handmaid.

Look down upon me and have mercy on me. Grant your authority to your servant, and bring salvation to the son of your handmaid.

17 Show me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because you, LORD, have helped me, and comforted me.

Make me a sign of what is good, so that those who hate me, may look and be confounded. For you, O Lord, have helped me and consoled me.