Psalms 86

1 A prayer of David. Listen, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am poor and oppressed.

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.

2 Protect me, for I am loyal; my God, save your servant who trusts in you.

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

3 Be merciful to me, Lord, for I cry out to you all day long.

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

4 Make your servant glad, for to you, Lord, I lift up my soul.

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

5 You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and you show great mercy to all those who cry out to you.

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

6 Yahweh, listen to my prayer; hear the sound of my pleas.

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

7 In the day of my trouble I call on you, for you will answer me.

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

8 There is no one who compares to you among the gods, Lord. There are no deeds like your deeds.

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

9 All the nations that you have made will come and bow before you, Lord. They will honor your name.

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

10 For you are great and do wonderful things; you only are God.

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

11 Teach me your ways, Yahweh. Then I will walk in your truth. Unite my heart to reverence you.

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.

12 Lord my God, I will praise you with my whole heart; I will glorify your name forever.

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

13 For great is your covenant faithfulness toward me; you have rescued my life from the depths of Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

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

14 God, the arrogant have risen up against me. A gang of violent men seek my life. They have no regard for you.

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.

15 But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness.

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

16 Turn toward me and have mercy on me; give your strength to your servant; save the son of your servant woman.

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.

17 Show me a sign of your favor. Then those who hate me will see it and be put to shame because you, Yahweh, have helped me and comforted me.

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.