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 your ear, Lord, and answer me, for I am afflicted and needy.
2 Preserve my soul; for I am pious: help thy servant, O thou my God, that trusteth in thee.
Guard me, for I am loyal: save your servant, who trusts in you.
3 Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto thee I call all the time.
Lord, be gracious to me, for you are my God; I cry to you all the day.
4 Cause to rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift my soul.
Gladden the heart of your servant; for to you, Lord, I set my hope.
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, rich in love towards all who call on you.
6 Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplications.
Listen, O Lord, to my prayer; attend to my plea for mercy.
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 on you, with assurance that you will answer me.
8 There is none like unto thee among the Gods, O Lord; and there is nothing like thy works.
None of the gods is like you, Lord, nor are any works like yours.
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 you have made will come and bow down before you, giving glory, O Lord, to your name.
10 For great art thou, and doing wondrous things: thou art God by thyself alone.
For great are you, and a doer of wonders; you alone are 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, your way, that I may walk in your truth: so my heart shall rejoice in your name.
12 I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will honor thy name for evermore.
I will give you thanks, O Lord, with all my heart, my God, I will honor your name forever.
13 For thy kindness is great toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the grave of the lower world. (Sheol h7585)
For great is your love towards me, from the depths of Sheol you have saved me. (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.
Haughty men have risen up against me, O God, a band of the violent seeking my life, who think nothing of you.
15 But thou, O Lord, art God, full of mercy, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in kindness and truth.
But you are a God of pity and grace, patient and rich in kindness and faithfulness; turn to me with your grace, O Lord.
16 Oh turn unto me, and be gracious unto me: give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
Grant your strength to your servant, and save the child 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.
Show me a sign of your favor, which those who hate me may see with confusion, since you, Lord, are my helper and comforter.
