Psalm 86

Revised Geneva Translation

86 Bow down Your ear, O LORD, and hear me; for I am poor and needy.

² Preserve my soul, for I am merciful. My God, save Your servant who trusts in You.

³ Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I cry upon You continually.

⁴ Rejoice the soul of Your servant. For to You, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.

⁵ For You, LORD, are good and merciful and of great kindness to all those who call upon You.

⁶ Give ear, LORD, to my prayer and pay attention to the voice of my supplication.

⁷ In the day of my trouble, I will call upon You; for You hear me.

⁸ Among the gods there is none like You, O LORD; and there are none like Your works.

⁹ All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O LORD, and shall glorify Your Name.

¹⁰ For You are great and do wondrous things. You are God, alone.

¹¹ Teach me Your way, O LORD, and I will walk in Your truth. Knit my heart to You, so that I may fear Your Name.

¹² I will praise You, O LORD my God, with all my heart. Indeed, I will glorify Your Name forever.

¹³ For great is Your mercy toward me; and You have delivered my soul from the lowest grave.

¹⁴ O God, the proud have risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought my soul and have not set You before them.

¹⁵ But You, O LORD, are a pitying God, and merciful, slow to anger and great in kindness and truth.

¹⁶ Turn to me and have mercy upon me. Give Your strength to Your servant and save the son of Your handmaid.

¹⁷ Show a sign of goodness toward me, so that those who hate me may see it and be ashamed; because You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me. A Psalm, or song, committed to the sons of Korah