86:1 {A Prayer of David.} Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I [am] poor and needy.
86:1 A Prayer of David. Bow down Your ear, O LORD, hear me; For I am poor and needy.

86:2 Preserve my soul; for I [am] holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
86:2 Preserve my life, for I am holy; You are my God; Save Your servant who trusts in You!

86:3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
86:3 Be merciful to me, O Lord, For I cry to You all day long.

86:4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
86:4 Rejoice the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

86:5 For thou, Lord, [art] good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
86:5 For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.

86:6 Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
86:6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; And attend to the voice of my supplications.

86:7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.
86:7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, For You will answer me.

86:8 Among the gods [there is] none like unto thee, O Lord; neither [are there any works] like unto thy works.
86:8 Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; Nor are there any works like Your works.

86:9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
86:9 All nations whom You have made Shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And shall glorify Your name.

86:10 For thou [art] great, and doest wondrous things: thou [art] God alone.
86:10 For You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God.

86:11 Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
86:11 Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name.

86:12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
86:12 I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore.

86:13 For great [is] thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
86:13 For great is Your mercy toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

86:14 O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent [men] have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.
86:14 O God, the proud have risen against me, And a mob of violent men have sought my life, And have not set You before them.

86:15 But thou, O Lord, [art] a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
86:15 But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.

86:16 O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
86:16 Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give Your strength to Your servant, And save the son of Your maidservant.

86:17 Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see [it], and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
86:17 Show me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.