Psalms 86

1 Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

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

2 Preserve my soul, for I am devout. O thou my God, save thy servant who trusts in thee.

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

3 Be merciful to me, O Lord, for to thee do I cry all the day long.

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

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

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

5 For thou, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in loving kindness to all those who call upon thee.

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

6 Give ear, O Jehovah, to my prayer, and hearken to the voice of my supplications.

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

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

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

8 There is none like thee among the gods, O Lord, nor like thy works.

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

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

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

10 For thou are great, and do wondrous things. Thou alone are God.

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

11 Teach me thy way, O Jehovah, I will walk in thy truth. Unite my heart to fear thy name.

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

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

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

13 For great is thy loving kindness toward me, and thou have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

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

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

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

15 But thou, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

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

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

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

17 Show me a sign for good, that those who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, because thou, Jehovah, have helped me, and comforted me.

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.