Psalms 86
1 “A prayer of David.” Incline, O Lord, thy ear, answer me; for poor and needy am I.
A prayer for David himself. Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am needy and poor.
2 Preserve my soul; for I am pious: help thy servant, O thou my God, that trusteth in thee.
Preserve my soul, for I am holy: save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee.
3 Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto thee I call all the time.
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day.
4 Cause to rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift my soul.
Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul.
5 For thou, O Lord, art good and forgiving, and abundant in kindness unto all that call on thee.
For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.
6 Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplications.
Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer: and attend to the voice of my petition.
7 On the day of my distress will I call on thee; for thou wilt answer me.
I have called upon thee in the day of my trouble: because thou hast heard me.
8 There is none like unto thee among the Gods, O Lord; and there is nothing like thy works.
There is none among the gods like unto thee, O Lord: and there is none according to thy works.
9 All the nations whom thou hast made shall come and bow themselves down before thee, O Lord; and they shall ascribe honor unto thy name.
All the nations thou hast made shall come and adore before thee, O Lord: and they shall glorify thy name.
10 For great art thou, and doing wondrous things: thou art God by thyself alone.
For thou art great and dost wonderful things: thou art God alone.
11 Teach me, O Lord, thy way; I will walk firmly in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Conduct me, O Lord, in thy way, and I will walk in thy truth: let my heart rejoice that it may fear thy name.
12 I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will honor thy name for evermore.
I will praise thee, O Lord my God: with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for ever:
13 For thy kindness is great toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the grave of the lower world. (Sheol h7585)
For thy mercy is great towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell. (Sheol h7585)
14 O God, the presumptuous are risen up against me, and the assembly of the powerful wicked have sought after my life, and have not set thee before them.
O God, the wicked are risen up against me, and the assembly of the mighty have sought my soul: and they have not set thee before their eyes.
15 But thou, O Lord, art God, full of mercy, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in kindness and truth.
And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, patient, and of much mercy, and true.
16 Oh turn unto me, and be gracious unto me: give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
17 Display on me a sign for good, that those who hate me may see it, and be ashamed; because thou, Lord, hast helped me, and comforted me.
Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me.
