Psalms 86

1 A prayer for David himself. Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am needy and poor.

A Prayer of David himself. Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear me. For I am needy and poor.

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

Preserve my soul, for I am holy. My God, bring salvation to your servant who hopes in you.

3 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day.

O Lord, be merciful to me, for I have cried out to you all day long.

4 Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul.

Give joy to the soul of your servant, for I have lifted up my soul to you, Lord.

5 For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.

For you are sweet and mild, Lord, and plentiful in mercy to all who call upon you.

6 Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer: and attend to the voice of my petition.

Pay attention, Lord, to my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplication.

7 I have called upon thee in the day of my trouble: because thou hast heard me.

In the day of my tribulation, I cried out to you, because you heeded me.

8 There is none among the gods like unto thee, O Lord: and there is none according to thy works.

There is no one like you among the gods, O Lord, and there is no one like you in your works.

9 All the nations thou hast made shall come and adore before thee, O Lord: and they shall glorify thy name.

All the nations, which you have made, will draw near and adore in your presence, O Lord. And they will glorify your name.

10 For thou art great and dost wonderful things: thou art God alone.

For you are great, and you perform wonders. You alone are God.

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

Lead me, O Lord, in your way, and I will walk in your truth. May my heart rejoice, so that it will fear your name.

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

I will confess to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart. And I will glorify your name in eternity.

13 For thy mercy is great towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell. (Sheol h7585)

For your mercy toward me is great, and you have rescued my soul from the lower part of Hell. (Sheol h7585)

14 O God, the wicked are risen up against me, and the assembly of the mighty have sought my soul: and they have not set thee before their eyes.

O God, the iniquitous have risen up against me, and the synagogue of the powerful have sought my soul, and they have not placed you in their sight.

15 And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, patient, and of much mercy, and true.

And you, Lord God, are compassionate and merciful, being patient and full of mercy and truthful.

16 O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.

Look down upon me and have mercy on me. Grant your authority to your servant, and bring salvation to the son of your handmaid.

17 Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me.

Make me a sign of what is good, so that those who hate me, may look and be confounded. For you, O Lord, have helped me and consoled me.