Psalms 86

1 A Prayer. Of David. Let your ears be open to my voice, O Lord, and give me an answer; for I am poor and in need.

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

2 Keep my soul, for I am true to you; O my God, give salvation to your servant, whose hope is in you.

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

3 Have mercy on me, O Lord; for my cry goes up to you all the day.

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

4 Make glad the soul of your servant; for it is lifted up to you, O Lord.

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

5 You are good, O Lord, and full of forgiveness; your mercy is great to all who make their cry to you.

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

6 O Lord, give ear to my prayer; and take note of the sound of my requests.

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

7 In the day of my trouble I send up my cry to you; for you will give me an answer.

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

8 There is no god like you, O Lord; there are no works like your works.

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

9 Let all the nations whom you have made come and give worship to you, O Lord, giving glory to your name.

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

10 For you are great, and do great works of wonder; you only are God.

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

11 Make your way clear to me, O Lord; I will go on my way in your faith: let my heart be glad in the fear of your name.

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

12 I will give you praise, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will give glory to your name for ever.

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

13 For your mercy to me is great; you have taken my soul up from the deep places of the underworld. (Sheol h7585)

For your mercy is great toward me; and you have delivered my soul from the lowest hell. (Sheol h7585)

14 O God, men of pride have come up against me, and the army of violent men would take my life; they have not put you before them.

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.

15 But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.

But you, O Lord God, are compassionate and merciful, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and true.

16 O be turned to me and have mercy on me: give your strength to your servant, and your salvation to the son of her who is your servant.

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

17 Give me a sign for good; so that my haters may see it and be shamed; because you, Lord, have been my help and comfort.

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.