Psalms 86

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

A Prayer of David. Incline, O Jehovah, Thine ear, Answer me, for I [am] poor and needy.

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] pious, Save Thy servant — who is trusting to Thee, O Thou, my God.

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

Favour me, O Lord, for to Thee I call 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 Lord, my soul I lift up.

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

For Thou, Lord, [art] good and forgiving. And abundant in kindness to all calling Thee.

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

Hear, O Jehovah, my prayer, And attend to the voice of my supplications.

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

In a day of my distress I call Thee, For Thou dost 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 Thee among the gods, O Lord, And like Thy works there are none.

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

All nations that Thou hast made Come and bow themselves before Thee, O Lord, And give honour to Thy name.

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

For great [art] Thou, and doing wonders, Thou [art] God Thyself alone.

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

Show me, O Jehovah, Thy way, I walk in Thy truth, My heart doth rejoice to fear Thy name.

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

I confess Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I honour Thy name to the age.

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

For Thy kindness [is] great toward me, And Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. (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 proud have risen up against me, And a company of the terrible sought my soul, And have not placed Thee before them,

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

And Thou, O Lord, [art] God, merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth.

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

Look unto me, and favour me, Give Thy strength to Thy servant, And give salvation to a son of Thine 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.

Do with me a sign for good, And those hating me see and are ashamed, For Thou, O Jehovah, hast helped me, Yea, Thou hast comforted me!