Psalms 86

1 A Prayer of David. Bow down thy ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

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

2 Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

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

3 Be merciful to me, O Lord: for I cry to thee daily.

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

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

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

5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy to all them that call upon thee.

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

6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

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

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

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

8 Among the gods there is none like thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like thy works.

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

9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.

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

10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.

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

11 Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

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

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

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

13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. (Sheol h7585)

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

14 O God, the proud have risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.

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

15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and truth.

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

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

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

17 Show me a sign for good; that they who hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast helped me, and comforted me.

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.