Psalms 86

1 A Prayer. David’s. Bow down, O Yahweh, thine ear—answer me, For, oppressed and needy, am I;

Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

2 O guard my life, For, a man of lovingkindness, am I, —Save thy servant, O thou my God, [Thy servant] who trusteth in thee;

Preserve my soul, for I am devout. O thou my God, save thy servant who trusts in thee.

3 Show me favour, O My Lord, For, unto thee, do I cry, all the day;

Be merciful to me, O Lord, for to thee do I cry all the day long.

4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant, For, unto thee, O My Lord, my soul, do I lift.

Rejoice the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

5 For, thou, O My Lord, art good and forgiving, And abundant in lovingkindness, to all who call upon thee.

For thou, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in loving kindness to all those who call upon thee.

6 Give ear, O Yahweh, unto my prayer, And attend unto the voice of my supplications.

Give ear, O Jehovah, to my prayer, and hearken to the voice of my supplications.

7 In the day of my distress, will I call upon thee, For thou wilt answer me.

In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee, for thou will answer me.

8 There is none like unto thee, among the gods, O My Lord, And nothing like thy works.

There is none like thee among the gods, O Lord, nor like thy works.

9 All nations whom thou hast made, Shall come in and bow down before thee, O My Lord, That they may glorify thy Name.

All nations whom thou have made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and they shall glorify thy name.

10 For great thou art, and doest wondrous things, Thou, O God, of thyself alone.

For thou are great, and do wondrous things. Thou alone are God.

11 Point out to me, O Yahweh, thy way, I will walk steadfastly in thy truth, My heart will rejoice to revere thy Name.

Teach me thy way, O Jehovah, I will walk in thy truth. Unite my heart to fear thy name.

12 I will give thee thanks, Adonay, my God, with all my heart, And will glorify thy Name unto times age-abiding.

I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

13 For, thy lovingkindness, is great towards me, And thou hast rescued my soul from Hades beneath. (Sheol h7585)

For great is thy loving kindness toward me, and thou have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

14 O God, the insolent, have arisen against me, And, the assembly of tyrants, have sought my life, And have not set thee before them.

O God, the proud have risen up against me, and a company of violent men have sought after my soul, and have not set thee before them.

15 But, thou, O My Lord, art, A God of compassion and favour, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness a faithfulness.

But thou, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

16 Turn thou unto me, and show me favour, —Give thy strength to thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.

O turn to me, and have mercy upon me. Give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.

17 Perform with me a token for good, —That they who hate me may see and be ashamed, In that, thou, Yahweh, hast helped me and comforted me.

Show me a sign for good, that those who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, because thou, Jehovah, have helped me, and comforted me.