Psalm 86

A Prayer of David.

1 Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear 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.

3. Be merciful unto me, O Lord:

for I cry unto thee daily.

4. Rejoice the soul of thy servant:

for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

5. For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive;

and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

6. Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer;

and attend to the voice of my supplications.

7. In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee:

for thou wilt answer me.

8. Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord;

neither are there any works like unto thy works.

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

and shall glorify thy name.

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

thou art God alone.

11. Teach me thy way, O Lord; 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.

13. For great is thy mercy toward me:

and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

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.

15. But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious,

longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

16. O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me;

give thy strength unto thy servant,

and save the son of thine handmaid.

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.