Psalms 86

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

A Prayer of David. O Lord, incline thine ear, and hearken to me; for I am poor and needy.

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

Preserve my soul, for I am holy; save thy servant, O God, who hopes in thee.

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

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

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

Rejoice the sold of thy servant: for to thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul.

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

For thou, O Lord, art kind, and gentle; and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.

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

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

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

In the day of my trouble I cried to thee: for thou didst hear me.

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

There is none like to thee, O Lord, among the god; and there are no [works] like to thy works.

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

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

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

For thou art great, and doest wonders: thou art the only [and] the great God.

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

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

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

I will give thee thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart; and I will glorify thy name for ever.

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

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

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

O God, transgressors have risen up against me, and an assembly of violent [men] have sought my life; and have not set thee before them.

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

But thou, O Lord God, art compassionate and merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and true.

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

Look thou upon me, and have mercy upon me: give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

17 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.

Establish with me a token for good; and let them that hate me see [it] and be ashamed; because thou, O Lord, hast helped me, and comforted me.