Psalms 86

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

A Prayer. David’s. Bow down, O Yahweh, thine ear—answer me, For, oppressed and needy, am I;

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

O guard my life, For, a man of lovingkindness, am I, —Save thy servant, O thou my God, [Thy servant] who trusteth in thee;

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

Show me favour, O My Lord, For, unto thee, do I cry, all the day;

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

Rejoice the soul of thy servant, For, unto thee, O My Lord, my soul, do I lift.

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

For, thou, O My Lord, art good and forgiving, And abundant in lovingkindness, to all who call upon thee.

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

Give ear, O Yahweh, unto my prayer, And attend unto the voice of my supplications.

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

In the day of my distress, will I call upon thee, For thou wilt answer me.

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

There is none like unto thee, among the gods, O My Lord, And nothing like thy works.

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

All nations whom thou hast made, Shall come in and bow down before thee, O My Lord, That they may glorify thy Name.

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

For great thou art, and doest wondrous things, Thou, O God, of thyself alone.

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

Point out to me, O Yahweh, thy way, I will walk steadfastly in thy truth, My heart will rejoice to revere thy 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 thee thanks, Adonay, my God, with all my heart, And will glorify thy Name unto times age-abiding.

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

For, thy lovingkindness, is great towards me, And thou hast rescued my soul from Hades beneath. (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 insolent, have arisen against me, And, the assembly of tyrants, have sought my life, And have not set thee before them.

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

But, thou, O My Lord, art, A God of compassion and favour, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness a faithfulness.

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

Turn thou unto me, and show me favour, —Give thy strength to thy servant, And save the son of thy 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.

Perform with me a token for good, —That they who hate me may see and be ashamed, In that, thou, Yahweh, hast helped me and comforted me.