< Psalms 86 >
1 Bow down thine ear, O Yhwh, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
A PRAYER OF DAVID. Incline, O YHWH, Your ear, Answer me, for I [am] poor and needy.
2 Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
Keep my soul, for I [am] pious, Save Your servant who is trusting to You, O You, my God.
3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
Favor me, O Lord, for I call to You all the day.
4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Make glad the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
For You, Lord, [are] good and forgiving, And abundant in kindness to all calling You.
6 Give ear, O Yhwh, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
Hear, O YHWH, my prayer, And attend to the voice of my supplications.
7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.
In a day of my distress I call You, For You answer me.
8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
There is none like You among the gods, O Lord, And like Your works there are none.
9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
All nations that You have made Come and bow themselves before You, O Lord, And give honor to Your Name.
10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
For You [are] great, and doing wonders, You [are] God alone.
11 Teach me thy way, O Yhwh; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Show me, O YHWH, Your way, I walk in Your truth, My heart rejoices to fear Your Name.
12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
I confess You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I honor Your Name for all time.
13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. (Sheol )
For Your kindness [is] great toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. (Sheol )
14 O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.
O God, the proud have risen up against me, And a company of the terrible sought my soul, And have not placed You before them,
15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
And You, O Lord, [are] God, merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth.
16 O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
Look to me, and favor me, Give Your strength to Your servant, And give salvation to a son of Your handmaid.
17 Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Yhwh, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
Do with me a sign for good, And those hating me see and are ashamed, For You, O YHWH, have helped me, Indeed, You have comforted me!