Psalms 86

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

A prayer for David himself. Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am needy and poor.

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 holy: save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee.

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

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day.

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

Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted 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, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.

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

Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer: and attend to the voice of my petition.

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

I have called upon thee in the day of my trouble: because thou hast heard me.

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

There is none among the gods like unto thee, O Lord: and there is none according to 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 the nations thou hast made shall come and adore 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 art great and dost wonderful things: thou art God alone.

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

Conduct me, O Lord, in thy way, and I will walk in thy truth: let my heart rejoice that it may 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 ever:

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

For thy mercy is great towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell. (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 wicked are risen up against me, and the assembly of the mighty have sought my soul: and they have not set thee before their eyes.

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

And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, patient, and of much mercy, and true.

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

O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command 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.

Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me.