Psalms 86

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

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

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

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

4 Rejoice the sold of your servant: for to you, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul.

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

5 For you, O Lord, are kind, and gentle; and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon you.

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

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

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

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

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

8 There is none like to you, O Lord, amongst the god; and there are no [works] like to your works.

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

9 All nations whom you have made shall come, and shall worship before you, O Lord; and shall glorify your name.

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

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

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

11 Guide me, O Lord, in your way, and I will walk in your truth: let my heart rejoice, that I may fear your name.

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

12 I will give you thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart; and I will glorify your name for ever.

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

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

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

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

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

17 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.

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.