< Psalms 86 >
1 A Prayer of David. Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I [am] poor and needy.
Bow down your ear, O LORD, hear 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.
Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O you my God, save your servant that trusts in you.
3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto you daily.
4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Rejoice the soul of your servant: for unto you, O Lord, do 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 ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy unto all them that call upon you.
6 Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
Give ear, O LORD, unto 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 the day of my trouble I will call upon you: for you will answer me.
8 Among the gods [there is] none like unto thee, O Lord; neither [are there any works] like unto thy works.
Among the gods there is none like unto you, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto your works.
9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
All nations whom you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord; and shall glorify your name.
10 For thou [art] great, and doest wondrous things: thou [art] God alone.
For you are great, and do wondrous things: you are God alone.
11 Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Teach me your way, O LORD; I will walk in your truth: unite my heart 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 will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify your name for evermore.
13 For great [is] thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. (Sheol )
For great is your mercy toward me: and you have delivered my soul from the low hell. (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 are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set you before them.
15 But thou, O Lord, [art] a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
But you, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and abundant in mercy 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.
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give your strength unto your servant, and save the son of your handmaid.
17 Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see [it], and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
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.