Psalms

86 0 A Prayer ¹of David.

1 BOW ^adown thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for ^bI am poor and needy.

2 ^cPreserve my soul; for I am ²holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that ^dtrusteth in thee.

3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: ^efor I cry unto thee ³daily.

4 ^fRejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do ^gI lift up my soul.

5 For ^hthou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

6 ⁱGive ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

7 In ^jthe day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.

8 Among ^kthe gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.

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

10 For ^mthou art great, and doest wondrous things: ⁿthou art God alone.

11 ^oTeach me thy way, O LORD; ^pI will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

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

13 For ^rgreat is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast ^sdelivered my soul from the ⁴lowest hell.

14 O God, the ^tproud are risen against me, and the assemblies of ⁵violent men have sought after my soul; and ^uhave not set thee before them.

15 But ^vthou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

16 O ^wturn unto me, and have mercy upon me; ^xgive thy strength unto ^ythy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

17 Shew me ^za token for good; ^athat they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, ^bhast ^*holpen me, and comforted me.