86:1 A Prayer of David. Incline thy ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
86:1 A Prayer of David. Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

86:2 Preserve my life, for I am godly; save thy servant who trusts in thee. Thou art my God;
86:2 Preserve my life, for I am devoted to you; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God;

86:3 be gracious to me, O Lord, for to thee do I cry all the day.
86:3 be gracious to me, O Lord, for to you do I cry all day long.

86:4 Gladden the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
86:4 Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

86:5 For thou, O Lord, art good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on thee.
86:5 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you.

86:6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; hearken to my cry of supplication.
86:6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; listen to my cry of supplication.

86:7 In the day of my trouble I call on thee, for thou dost answer me.
86:7 In the day of my trouble I call on you, for you will answer me.

86:8 There is none like thee among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like thine.
86:8 There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours.

86:9 All the nations thou hast made shall come and bow down before thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy name.
86:9 All the nations you have made shall come and bow down before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name.

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

86:11 Teach me thy way, O LORD, that I may walk in thy truth; unite my heart to fear thy name.
86:11 Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart to revere your name.

86:12 I give thanks to thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for ever.
86:12 I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever.

86:13 For great is thy steadfast love toward me; thou hast delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.
86:13 For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

86:14 O God, insolent men have risen up against me; a band of ruthless men seek my life, and they do not set thee before them.
86:14 O God, the insolent rise up against me; a band of ruffians seeks my life, and they do not set you before them.

86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
86:15 But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

86:16 Turn to me and take pity on me; give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
86:16 Turn to me and be gracious to me; give your strength to your servant; save the child of your serving girl.

86:17 Show me a sign of thy favor, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame because thou, LORD, hast helped me and comforted me.
86:17 Show me a sign of your favor, so that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame, because you, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.