86:1 Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.
86:1 {A Prayer of David.} Incline Thine ear, O LORD, [and] answer me; For I am afflicted and needy.

86:2 Preserve my soul; For I am godly: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
86:2 Do preserve my soul, for I am a godly man; O Thou my God, save Thy servant who trusts in Thee.

86:3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long.
86:3 Be gracious to me, O Lord, For to Thee I cry all day long.

86:4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
86:4 Make glad the soul of Thy servant, For to Thee, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

86:5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.
86:5 For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon Thee.

86:6 Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.
86:6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; And give heed to the voice of my supplications!

86:7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee; For thou wilt answer me.
86:7 In the day of my trouble I shall call upon Thee, For Thou wilt answer me.

86:8 There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord; Neither (are there any works) like unto thy works.
86:8 There is no one like Thee among the gods, O Lord; Nor are there any works like Thine.

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

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

86:11 Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name.
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 my whole heart; And I will glorify thy name for evermore.
86:12 I will give thanks to Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And will glorify Thy name forever.

86:13 For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
86:13 For Thy lovingkindness toward me is great, And Thou hast delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

86:14 O God, the proud are risen up against me, And a company of violent men have sought after my soul, And have not set thee before them.
86:14 O God, arrogant men have risen up against me, And a band of violent men have sought my life, And they have not set Thee before them.

86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.
86:15 But Thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

86:16 Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.
86:16 Turn to me, and be gracious to me; Oh grant Thy strength to Thy servant, And save the son of Thy handmaid.

86:17 Show me a token for good, That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because thou, Jehovah, hast helped me, and comforted me.
86:17 Show me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see [it], and be ashamed, Because Thou, O LORD, hast helped me and comforted me.