Psalms 86
1 A prayer of David. Listen, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am poor and oppressed.
“A prayer of David.” Incline thine ear, O LORD! and hear me, For I am poor and distressed!
2 Protect me, for I am loyal; my God, save your servant who trusts in you.
Preserve my life, for I am devoted to thee! Save, O thou my God! thy servant who trusteth in thee!
3 Be merciful to me, Lord, for I cry out to you all day long.
Have pity upon me, O Lord! For to thee do I cry daily!
4 Make your servant glad, for to you, Lord, I lift up my soul.
Revive the soul of thy servant, For to thee, O Lord! do 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 thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; Yea, rich in mercy to all that call upon thee!
6 Yahweh, listen to my prayer; hear the sound of my pleas.
Give ear, O LORD! to my prayer, And attend to the voice of my supplication!
7 In the day of my trouble I call on you, for you will answer me.
In the day of my trouble I call upon thee, For thou dost answer me!
8 There is no one who compares to you among the gods, Lord. There are no deeds like your deeds.
Among the gods there is none like thee, O Lord! And there are no works like thy works!
9 All the nations that you have made will come and bow before you, Lord. They will honor your name.
All the nations which thou hast made must come and worship before thee, O Lord! And glorify thy name!
10 For you are great and do wonderful things; you only are God.
For great art thou, and wondrous are thy works; Thou alone art God!
11 Teach me your ways, Yahweh. Then I will walk in your truth. Unite my heart to reverence you.
Teach me, O LORD! thy way, That I may walk in thy truth; Unite all my heart to fear thy name!
12 Lord my God, I will praise you with my whole heart; I will glorify your name forever.
I will praise thee, O Lord, my God! with my whole heart; I will give glory to thy name for ever!
13 For great is your covenant faithfulness toward me; you have rescued my life from the depths of Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
For thy kindness to me hath been great; Thou hast delivered me from the depths of the underworld! (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 against me; Bands of cruel men seek my life, And set not thee before their eyes.
15 But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness.
But thou, O Lord! art a God full of compassion and kindness, Long-suffering, rich in mercy 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 upon me, and have compassion upon me! Give thy strength to thy servant, And save the son of thy 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.
Show me a token for good, That my enemies may see it and be confounded; Because thou, O LORD! helpest and comfortest me!
