Psalms 86

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

Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

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

Preserve my soul, for I am devout. O thou my God, save thy servant who trusts in thee.

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

Be merciful to me, O Lord, for to thee do I cry all the day long.

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

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

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

For thou, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in loving kindness to all those who call upon thee.

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

Give ear, O Jehovah, to my prayer, and hearken to the voice of my supplications.

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

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

8 Among the gods there is none like thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like thy works.

There is none like thee among the gods, O Lord, nor like thy works.

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

All nations whom thou have made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and they shall glorify thy name.

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

For thou are great, and do wondrous things. Thou alone are God.

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

Teach me thy way, O Jehovah, I will walk in thy truth. Unite my heart to fear thy name.

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

I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

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

For great is thy loving kindness toward me, and thou have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

14 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.

O God, the proud have risen up against me, and a company of violent men have sought after my soul, and have not set thee before them.

15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and truth.

But thou, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

16 O turn to me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength 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 Show me a sign for good; that they who hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast helped me, and comforted me.

Show me a sign for good, that those who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, because thou, Jehovah, have helped me, and comforted me.