Psalms 86
1 “A prayer of David.” Incline, O Lord, thy ear, answer me; for poor and needy am I.
A PRAYER OF DAVID. Incline, O YHWH, Your ear, Answer me, for I [am] poor and needy.
2 Preserve my soul; for I am pious: help thy servant, O thou my God, that trusteth in thee.
Keep my soul, for I [am] pious, Save Your servant who is trusting to You, O You, my God.
3 Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto thee I call all the time.
Favor me, O Lord, for I call to You all the day.
4 Cause to rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift my soul.
Make glad the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
5 For thou, O Lord, art good and forgiving, and abundant in kindness unto all that call on thee.
For You, Lord, [are] good and forgiving, And abundant in kindness to all calling You.
6 Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplications.
Hear, O YHWH, my prayer, And attend to the voice of my supplications.
7 On the day of my distress will I call on thee; for thou wilt answer me.
In a day of my distress I call You, For You answer me.
8 There is none like unto thee among the Gods, O Lord; and there is nothing like thy works.
There is none like You among the gods, O Lord, And like Your works there are none.
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 nations that You have made Come and bow themselves before You, O Lord, And give honor to Your Name.
10 For great art thou, and doing wondrous things: thou art God by thyself alone.
For You [are] great, and doing wonders, You [are] God alone.
11 Teach me, O Lord, thy way; I will walk firmly in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Show me, O YHWH, Your way, I walk in Your truth, My heart rejoices to fear Your Name.
12 I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will honor thy name for evermore.
I confess You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I honor Your Name for all time.
13 For thy kindness is great toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the grave of the lower world. (Sheol h7585)
For Your kindness [is] great toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. (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 proud have risen up against me, And a company of the terrible sought my soul, And have not placed You before them,
15 But thou, O Lord, art God, full of mercy, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in kindness and truth.
And You, O Lord, [are] God, merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth.
16 Oh turn unto me, and be gracious unto me: give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
Look to me, and favor me, Give Your strength to Your servant, And give salvation to a son of Your 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.
Do with me a sign for good, And those hating me see and are ashamed, For You, O YHWH, have helped me, Indeed, You have comforted me!
