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 thine ear, O LORD! and hear me, For I am poor and distressed!
2 Preserve my soul; for I am pious: help thy servant, O thou my God, that trusteth in thee.
Preserve my life, for I am devoted to thee! Save, O thou my God! thy servant who trusteth in thee!
3 Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto thee I call all the time.
Have pity upon me, O Lord! For to thee do I cry daily!
4 Cause to rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift my soul.
Revive the soul of thy servant, For to thee, O Lord! do 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 thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; Yea, rich 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 supplication!
7 On the day of my distress will I call on thee; for thou wilt answer me.
In the day of my trouble I call upon thee, For thou dost answer me!
8 There is none like unto thee among the Gods, O Lord; and there is nothing like thy works.
Among the gods there is none like thee, O Lord! And there are no works like 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 which thou hast made must come and worship before thee, O Lord! And glorify thy name!
10 For great art thou, and doing wondrous things: thou art God by thyself alone.
For great art thou, and wondrous are thy works; Thou alone art God!
11 Teach me, O Lord, thy way; I will walk firmly in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Teach me, O LORD! thy way, That I may walk in thy truth; Unite all my heart to 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; I will give glory to 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 kindness to me hath been great; Thou hast delivered me from the depths of the underworld! (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 against me; Bands of cruel men seek my life, And set not thee before their eyes.
15 But thou, O Lord, art God, full of mercy, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in kindness and truth.
But thou, O Lord! art a God full of compassion and kindness, Long-suffering, rich in mercy 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 upon me, and have compassion upon me! Give thy strength 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.
Show me a token for good, That my enemies may see it and be confounded; Because thou, O LORD! helpest and comfortest me!
