A Prayer of David.

86:1 O Lord, incline thine ear, and hearken to me; for I am poor and needy.

86:2 Preserve my soul, for I am holy; save thy servant, O God, who hopes in thee.

86:3 Pity me, O Lord: for to thee will I cry all the day.

86:4 Rejoice the sold of thy servant: for to thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul.

86:5 For thou, O Lord, art kind, and gentle; and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.

86:6 Give ear to my prayer, o Lord; and attend to the voice of my supplication.

86:7 In the day of my trouble I cried to thee: for thou didst hear me.

86:8 There is none like to thee, O Lord, among the god; and there are no [works] like to thy works.

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

86:10 For thou art great, and doest wonders: thou art the only [and] the great God.

86:11 Guide me, O Lord, in thy way, and I will walk in thy truth: let my heart rejoice, that I may fear thy name.

86:12 I will give thee thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart; and I will glorify thy name for ever.

86:13 For thy mercy is great toward me; and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

86:14 O God, transgressors have risen up against me, and an assembly of violent [men] have sought my life; and have not set thee before them.

86:15 But thou, O Lord God, art compassionate and merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and true.

86:16 Look thou upon me, and have mercy upon me: give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

86:17 Establish with me a token for good; and let them that hate me see [it] and be ashamed; because thou, O Lord, hast helped me, and comforted me.

A Prayer of David.

86:1 Bow down thine 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.

86:3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

86:4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do 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.

86:6 Give ear, O LORD, unto 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.

86:8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.

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

86:10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.

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

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

86:13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

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.

86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous 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.

86:17 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.