Psalms 86
1 “A prayer of David.” Incline thine ear, O LORD! and hear me, For I am poor and distressed!
Yahweh, listen [IDM] to what I say and answer me, because I am weak and needy.
2 Preserve my life, for I am devoted to thee! Save, O thou my God! thy servant who trusteth in thee!
Prevent me from dying now, because I (am loyal to/continue to believe in) you; save/rescue me, because I serve you and I trust in you, my God.
3 Have pity upon me, O Lord! For to thee do I cry daily!
Lord, be kind to me, because I cry out to you all during the day.
4 Revive the soul of thy servant, For to thee, O Lord! do I lift up my soul!
Lord, cause me to be glad, because I (pray to/worship) [IDM] you.
5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; Yea, rich in mercy to all that call upon thee!
Lord, you are good [to us], and you forgive [us]; you faithfully love very much all those who (pray/call out) to you.
6 Give ear, O LORD! to my prayer, And attend to the voice of my supplication!
Lord, listen to my prayer; hear me when I cry out to you to help me.
7 In the day of my trouble I call upon thee, For thou dost answer me!
When I have troubles, I call out to you, because you answer me.
8 Among the gods there is none like thee, O Lord! And there are no works like thy works!
Lord, among all the gods [whom the heathen nations worship], there is no one like you; not one of them has done [the great things] that you have done.
9 All the nations which thou hast made must come and worship before thee, O Lord! And glorify thy name!
Lord, [some day, people from] all the nations that you have established will come and bow down in front of you and they will praise you [MTY].
10 For great art thou, and wondrous are thy works; Thou alone art God!
You are great, and you do wonderful/marvelous things; only you are God.
11 Teach me, O LORD! thy way, That I may walk in thy truth; Unite all my heart to fear thy name!
Yahweh, teach me what you want me to do in order that I may conduct my life according to what you say, which is true. Cause/Teach me to revere you.
12 I will praise thee, O Lord, my God! with my whole heart; I will give glory to thy name for ever!
Lord, my God, I [will] thank you with all my inner being, and I will praise you forever.
13 For thy kindness to me hath been great; Thou hast delivered me from the depths of the underworld! (Sheol h7585)
You faithfully love me very much; you have prevented me from [dying and going to] the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
14 O God! the proud have risen against me; Bands of cruel men seek my life, And set not thee before their eyes.
But God, proud men are [trying to] attack me; a gang/group of cruel men are wanting to kill me; they are men who do not have any (respect for/interest in) you.
15 But thou, O Lord! art a God full of compassion and kindness, Long-suffering, rich in mercy and truth!
But Lord, you always are mercifully and kind; you do not become angry quickly, you faithfully love us very much and always do for us what you have promised to do.
16 Look upon me, and have compassion upon me! Give thy strength to thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid!
Look down toward me and be merciful to me; cause me to be strong and save/rescue me who serves you [faithfully] like my mother did.
17 Show me a token for good, That my enemies may see it and be confounded; Because thou, O LORD! helpest and comfortest me!
Yahweh, do something to show me that you are being good to me in order that those who hate me will see that you have encouraged me and helped me, and as a result they will be ashamed.
