Psalms 86

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

A Prayer of David. O Lord, incline your ear, and listen to 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 holy; save your servant, O God, who hopes in you.

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

Pity me, O Lord: for to you will I cry all the day.

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

Rejoice the sold of your servant: for to you, O Lord, have I 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 you, O Lord, are kind, and gentle; and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon you.

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

Give ear to my prayer, o Lord; and attend to the voice of my supplication.

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

In the day of my trouble I cried to you: for you did hear me.

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

There is none like to you, O Lord, among the god; and there are no [works] like to your 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 you have made shall come, and shall worship before you, O Lord; and shall glorify your name.

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

For you are great, and do wonders: you are the only [and] the great 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.

Guide me, O Lord, in your way, and I will walk in your truth: let my heart rejoice, that I may fear your 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 give you thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart; and I will glorify your name for ever.

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

For your mercy is great toward me; and you have delivered my soul from the lowest 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, transgressors have risen up against me, and an assembly of violent [men] have sought my life; and have not set you 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 you, O Lord God, are compassionate and merciful, longsuffering, and abundant in 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.

Look you upon me, and have mercy upon me: give your strength to your servant, and save the son of your 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.

Establish with me a token for good; and let them that hate me see [it] and be ashamed; because you, O Lord, have helped me, and comforted me.