Psalms 86

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

A Prayer of David. Incline Thine ear, O LORD, and answer me; for I am poor and needy.

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 godly; O Thou my God, save Thy servant that trusteth in Thee.

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

Be gracious unto me, O Lord; for unto Thee do I cry all the day.

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

Rejoice the soul of Thy servant; for unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

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

For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to pardon, and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee.

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

Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend unto the voice of my supplications.

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

In the day of my trouble I call upon Thee; for Thou wilt answer me.

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

There is none like unto Thee among the gods, O Lord, and there are no works like Thine.

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

All nations whom Thou hast made shall come and prostrate themselves before Thee, O Lord; and they shall glorify Thy name.

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

For Thou art great, and doest wondrous things; Thou art God alone.

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

Teach me, O LORD, Thy way, that I may walk in Thy truth; make one my heart to fear Thy name.

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

I will thank Thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; and I will glorify Thy name for evermore.

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

For great is Thy mercy toward me; and Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest nether-world. (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, the proud are risen up against me, and the company of violent men have sought after my soul, and have not set Thee before them.

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

But Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

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

O turn unto me, and be gracious unto me; give Thy strength unto Thy servant, and save the son of Thy handmaid.

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!

Work in my behalf a sign for good; that they that hate me may see it, and be put to shame, because Thou, LORD, hast helped me, and comforted me.