Psalms 86

1 A Prayer of David. Bow down thy ear, O LORD, hear me: for I [am] poor and needy.

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: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

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

3 Be merciful to me, O LORD: for I cry to thee daily.

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

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

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

5 For thou, LORD, [art] good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy to all them 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 supplications.

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

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

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

8 Among the gods [there is] none like thee, O LORD; neither [are there any works] like 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 nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O LORD; and 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 doest wondrous things: thou [art] God alone.

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

11 Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to 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 all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

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

13 For great [is] thy mercy towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest 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 proud have risen against me, and the assemblies of violent [men] have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.

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 But thou, O LORD, [art] a God full of compassion, and gracious; long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and truth.

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

16 O turn to me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength 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 Show me a token for good; that they who hate me may see [it], and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast helped me, and 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.