Psalms 86

1 A Prayer. David’s. Bow down, O Yahweh, thine ear—answer me, For, oppressed and needy, am I;

“A prayer of David.” Incline thine ear, O LORD! and hear me, For I am poor and distressed!

2 O guard my life, For, a man of lovingkindness, am I, —Save thy servant, O thou my God, [Thy servant] who trusteth in thee;

Preserve my life, for I am devoted to thee! Save, O thou my God! thy servant who trusteth in thee!

3 Show me favour, O My Lord, For, unto thee, do I cry, all the day;

Have pity upon me, O Lord! For to thee do I cry daily!

4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant, For, unto thee, O My Lord, my soul, do I lift.

Revive the soul of thy servant, For to thee, O Lord! do I lift up my soul!

5 For, thou, O My Lord, art good and forgiving, And abundant in lovingkindness, to all who call upon thee.

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; Yea, rich in mercy to all that call upon thee!

6 Give ear, O Yahweh, unto my prayer, And attend unto the voice of my supplications.

Give ear, O LORD! to my prayer, And attend to the voice of my supplication!

7 In the day of my distress, will I call upon thee, For thou wilt answer me.

In the day of my trouble I call upon thee, For thou dost answer me!

8 There is none like unto thee, among the gods, O My Lord, And nothing like thy works.

Among the gods there is none like thee, O Lord! And there are no works like thy works!

9 All nations whom thou hast made, Shall come in and bow down before thee, O My Lord, That they may glorify thy Name.

All the nations which thou hast made must come and worship before thee, O Lord! And glorify thy name!

10 For great thou art, and doest wondrous things, Thou, O God, of thyself alone.

For great art thou, and wondrous are thy works; Thou alone art God!

11 Point out to me, O Yahweh, thy way, I will walk steadfastly in thy truth, My heart will rejoice to revere thy Name.

Teach me, O LORD! thy way, That I may walk in thy truth; Unite all my heart to fear thy name!

12 I will give thee thanks, Adonay, my God, with all my heart, And will glorify thy Name unto times age-abiding.

I will praise thee, O Lord, my God! with my whole heart; I will give glory to thy name for ever!

13 For, thy lovingkindness, is great towards me, And thou hast rescued my soul from Hades beneath. (Sheol h7585)

For thy kindness to me hath been great; Thou hast delivered me from the depths of the underworld! (Sheol h7585)

14 O God, the insolent, have arisen against me, And, the assembly of tyrants, have sought my life, And have not set thee before them.

O God! the proud have risen against me; Bands of cruel men seek my life, And set not thee before their eyes.

15 But, thou, O My Lord, art, A God of compassion and favour, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness a faithfulness.

But thou, O Lord! art a God full of compassion and kindness, Long-suffering, rich in mercy and truth!

16 Turn thou unto me, and show me favour, —Give thy strength to thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.

Look upon me, and have compassion upon me! Give thy strength to thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid!

17 Perform with me a token for good, —That they who hate me may see and be ashamed, In that, thou, Yahweh, hast helped me and comforted me.

Show me a token for good, That my enemies may see it and be confounded; Because thou, O LORD! helpest and comfortest me!