Psalms 86

1 A prayer of David. Listen, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am poor and oppressed.

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

2 Protect me, for I am loyal; my God, save your servant who trusts in you.

Keep my soul, for I [am] pious, Save Your servant who is trusting to You, O You, my God.

3 Be merciful to me, Lord, for I cry out to you all day long.

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

4 Make your servant glad, for to you, Lord, I lift up my soul.

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

5 You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and you show great mercy to all those who cry out to you.

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

6 Yahweh, listen to my prayer; hear the sound of my pleas.

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

7 In the day of my trouble I call on you, for you will answer me.

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

8 There is no one who compares to you among the gods, Lord. There are no deeds like your deeds.

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

9 All the nations that you have made will come and bow before you, Lord. They will honor your name.

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

10 For you are great and do wonderful things; you only are God.

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

11 Teach me your ways, Yahweh. Then I will walk in your truth. Unite my heart to reverence you.

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

12 Lord my God, I will praise you with my whole heart; I will glorify your name forever.

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

13 For great is your covenant faithfulness toward me; you have rescued my life from the depths of Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

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

14 God, the arrogant have risen up against me. A gang of violent men seek my life. They have no regard for you.

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,

15 But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness.

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

16 Turn toward me and have mercy on me; give your strength to your servant; save the son of your servant woman.

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

17 Show me a sign of your favor. Then those who hate me will see it and be put to shame because you, Yahweh, have helped me and comforted me.

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!