Psalms 86
1 “A prayer of David.” Incline, O Lord, thy ear, answer me; for poor and needy am I.
A Prayer by David. Hear, Yahweh, and 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.
Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You, my God, save your servant who trusts in you.
3 Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto thee I call all the time.
Be merciful to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.
4 Cause to rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift my soul.
Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, 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 you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.
6 Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplications.
Hear, Yahweh, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions.
7 On the day of my distress will I call on thee; for thou wilt answer me.
In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me.
8 There is none like unto thee among the Gods, O Lord; and there is nothing like thy works.
There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds.
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 you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.
10 For great art thou, and doing wondrous things: thou art God by thyself alone.
For you are great, and do wondrous things. 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.
Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided 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 will praise you, Lord my God, with my whole heart. I will glorify your name forever more.
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 loving kindness is great toward me. 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.
God, the proud have risen up against me. A company of violent men have sought after my soul, and they don’t hold regard for you before them.
15 But thou, O Lord, art God, full of mercy, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in kindness and truth.
But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving 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.
Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your servant.
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 goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, Yahweh, have helped me, and comforted me.
