Psalms 86

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

A Prayer. Of David. Let your ears be open to my voice, O Lord, and give me an answer; for I am poor and in need.

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

Keep my soul, for I am true to you; O my God, give salvation to your servant, whose hope is in you.

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

Have mercy on me, O Lord; for my cry goes up to you all the day.

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

Make glad the soul of your servant; for it is lifted up to you, O Lord.

5 For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy unto all them that call upon you.

You are good, O Lord, and full of forgiveness; your mercy is great to all who make their cry to you.

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

O Lord, give ear to my prayer; and take note of the sound of my requests.

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

In the day of my trouble I send up my cry to you; for you will give me an answer.

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

There is no god like you, O Lord; there are no works like your works.

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

Let all the nations whom you have made come and give worship to you, O Lord, giving glory to your name.

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

For you are great, and do great works of wonder; you only are God.

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

Make your way clear to me, O Lord; I will go on my way in your faith: let my heart be glad in the fear of your name.

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

I will give you praise, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will give glory to your name for ever.

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

For your mercy to me is great; you have taken my soul up from the deep places of the underworld. (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, men of pride have come up against me, and the army of violent men would take my life; they have not put you before them.

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

But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.

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

O be turned to me and have mercy on me: give your strength to your servant, and your salvation to the son of her who is your servant.

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.

Give me a sign for good; so that my haters may see it and be shamed; because you, Lord, have been my help and comfort.