Psalm 86 - A Prayer of David
Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear
me: for I am poor and needy.
Preserve my soul; for I am
holy: O thou my God, save thy
servant that trusteth in thee.
Be merciful unto me, O Lord:
for I cry unto thee daily.
Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for
unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready
to forgive; and plenteous in mercy
unto all them that call upon thee.
Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and
attend to the voice of my supplications.
In the day of my trouble I will call
upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.
Among the gods there is none like
unto thee, O Lord; neither are
there any works like unto thy works.
All nations whom thou hast made
shall come and worship before thee,
O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
For thou art great, and doest
wondrous things: thou art God alone.
Teach me thy way, O Lord; I
will walk in thy truth: unite
my heart to fear thy name.
I will praise thee, O Lord my
God, with all my heart: and I will
glorify thy name for evermore.
For great is thy mercy toward
me: and thou hast delivered
my soul from the lowest hell.
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.
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of
compassion, and gracious, long suffering,
and plenteous in mercy and truth.
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon
me; give thy strength unto thy servant,
and save the son of thine handmaid.
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.