Psalms 86

1 Bow down your ear, O LORD, hear 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: O you my God, save your servant that trusts in you.

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

3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto you daily.

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

4 Rejoice the soul of your servant: for unto you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

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

5 For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy unto all them 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, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend 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 you: for you will answer me.

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

8 Among the gods there is none like unto you, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto 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 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 wondrous things: you are God alone.

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

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

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

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

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

13 For great is your mercy toward me: and you have delivered my soul from the low 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, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; 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, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and abundant in mercy and truth.

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

16 O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give your strength unto 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 Show me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because you, 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.