Psalms 86

1 A PRAYER OF DAVID. Incline, O YHWH, Your ear, Answer me, for I [am] poor and needy.

A Prayer. Of David. Let your ears be open to my voice, O Lord, and give me an answer; for I am poor and in need.

2 Keep my soul, for I [am] pious, Save Your servant who is trusting to You, O You, my God.

Keep my soul, for I am true to you; O my God, give salvation to your servant, whose hope is in you.

3 Favor me, O Lord, for I call to You all the day.

Have mercy on me, O Lord; for my cry goes up to you all the day.

4 Make glad the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

Make glad the soul of your servant; for it is lifted up to you, O Lord.

5 For You, Lord, [are] good and forgiving, And abundant in kindness to all calling You.

You are good, O Lord, and full of forgiveness; your mercy is great to all who make their cry to you.

6 Hear, O YHWH, my prayer, And attend to the voice of my supplications.

O Lord, give ear to my prayer; and take note of the sound of my requests.

7 In a day of my distress I call You, For You answer me.

In the day of my trouble I send up my cry to you; for you will give me an answer.

8 There is none like You among the gods, O Lord, And like Your works there are none.

There is no god like you, O Lord; there are no works like your works.

9 All nations that You have made Come and bow themselves before You, O Lord, And give honor to Your Name.

Let all the nations whom you have made come and give worship to you, O Lord, giving glory to your name.

10 For You [are] great, and doing wonders, You [are] God alone.

For you are great, and do great works of wonder; you only are God.

11 Show me, O YHWH, Your way, I walk in Your truth, My heart rejoices to fear Your Name.

Make your way clear to me, O Lord; I will go on my way in your faith: let my heart be glad in the fear of your name.

12 I confess You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I honor Your Name for all time.

I will give you praise, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will give glory to your name for ever.

13 For Your kindness [is] great toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

For your mercy to me is great; you have taken my soul up from the deep places of the underworld. (Sheol h7585)

14 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,

O God, men of pride have come up against me, and the army of violent men would take my life; they have not put you before them.

15 And You, O Lord, [are] God, merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth.

But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.

16 Look to me, and favor me, Give Your strength to Your servant, And give salvation to a son of Your handmaid.

O be turned to me and have mercy on me: give your strength to your servant, and your salvation to the son of her who is your servant.

17 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!

Give me a sign for good; so that my haters may see it and be shamed; because you, Lord, have been my help and comfort.