Psalms 86
1 A Prayer of David himself. Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear me. For I am needy and poor.
The preier of Dauid. Lord, bowe doun thin eere, and here me; for Y am nedi and pore.
2 Preserve my soul, for I am holy. My God, bring salvation to your servant who hopes in you.
Kepe thou my lijf, for Y am holi; my God, make thou saaf thi seruaunt hopynge in thee.
3 O Lord, be merciful to me, for I have cried out to you all day long.
Lord, haue thou merci on me, for Y criede al day to thee;
4 Give joy to the soul of your servant, for I have lifted up my soul to you, Lord.
make thou glad the soule of thi seruaunt, for whi, Lord, Y haue reisid my soule to thee.
5 For you are sweet and mild, Lord, and plentiful in mercy to all who call upon you.
For thou, Lord, art swete and mylde; and of myche merci to alle men inwardli clepynge thee.
6 Pay attention, Lord, to my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplication.
Lord, perseyue thou my preier with eeris; and yyue thou tente to the vois of my bisechyng.
7 In the day of my tribulation, I cried out to you, because you heeded me.
In the dai of my tribulacioun Y criede to thee; for thou herdist me.
8 There is no one like you among the gods, O Lord, and there is no one like you in your works.
Lord, noon among goddis is lijk thee; and noon is euene to thi werkis.
9 All the nations, which you have made, will draw near and adore in your presence, O Lord. And they will glorify your name.
Lord, alle folkis, whiche euere thou madist, schulen come, and worschipe bifore thee; and thei schulen glorifie thi name.
10 For you are great, and you perform wonders. You alone are God.
For thou art ful greet, and makinge merueils; thou art God aloone.
11 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.
Lord, lede thou me forth in thi weie, and Y schal entre in thi treuthe; myn herte be glad, that it drede thi name.
12 I will confess to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart. And I will glorify your name in eternity.
Mi Lord God, Y schal knouleche to thee in al myn herte; and Y schal glorifie thi name withouten ende.
13 For your mercy toward me is great, and you have rescued my soul from the lower part of Hell. (Sheol h7585)
For thi merci is greet on me; and thou deliueridist my soule fro the lower helle. (Sheol h7585)
14 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.
God, wickid men han rise vp on me; and the synagoge of myyti men han souyt my lijf; and thei han not set forth thee in her siyt.
15 And you, Lord God, are compassionate and merciful, being patient and full of mercy and truthful.
And thou, Lord God, doynge merci, and merciful; pacient, and of myche merci, and sothefast.
16 Look down upon me and have mercy on me. Grant your authority to your servant, and bring salvation to the son of your handmaid.
Biholde on me, and haue mercy on me, yyue thou the empire to thi child; and make thou saaf the sone of thin handmayden.
17 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.
Make thou with me a signe in good, that thei se, that haten me, and be aschamed; for thou, Lord, hast helpid me, and hast coumfortid me.
