Psalms 86

1 A prayer for David himself. Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am needy and poor.

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

2 Preserve my soul, for I am holy: save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee.

Preserve my soul; for I [am] holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

3 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day.

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

4 Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul.

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

5 For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.

For thou, LORD, [art] good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy to all them that call upon thee.

6 Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer: and attend to the voice of my petition.

Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

7 I have called upon thee in the day of my trouble: because thou hast heard me.

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

8 There is none among the gods like unto thee, O Lord: and there is none according to thy works.

Among the gods [there is] none like thee, O LORD; neither [are there any works] like thy works.

9 All the nations thou hast made shall come and adore before thee, O Lord: and they shall glorify thy name.

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

10 For thou art great and dost wonderful things: thou art God alone.

For thou [art] great, and doest wondrous things: thou [art] God alone.

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

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

12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God: with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for ever:

I will praise thee, O LORD my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

13 For thy mercy is great towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell. (Sheol h7585)

For great [is] thy mercy towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. (Sheol h7585)

14 O God, the wicked are risen up against me, and the assembly of the mighty have sought my soul: and they have not set thee before their eyes.

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.

15 And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, patient, and of much mercy, and true.

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

16 O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.

O turn to me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.

17 Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me.

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.