Psalm 86

A Prayer for God's Continued Mercy

¹Bow down thine ear, O Lord ,

hear me: for I am poor and needy.

²Preserve my soul; for I am holy:

O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

³Be merciful unto me, O Lord:

for I cry unto thee daily.

⁴Rejoice the soul of thy servant:

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

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

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

⁶Give ear, O Lord , unto my prayer;

and attend to the voice of my supplications.

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

for thou wilt answer me.

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

neither are there any works like unto thy works.

⁹All nations whom thou hast made[#Rev 15.4.]

shall come and worship before thee, O Lord;

and shall glorify thy name.

¹⁰For thou art great, and doest wondrous things:

thou art God alone.

¹¹Teach me thy way, O Lord ;

I will walk in thy truth:

unite my heart to fear thy name.

¹²I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart:

and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

¹³For great is thy mercy toward me:

and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

¹⁴O 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.

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

long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

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

give thy strength unto thy servant,

and save the son of thine handmaid.

¹⁷Show me a token for good;

that they which hate me may see it , and be ashamed:

because thou, Lord , hast helped me, and comforted me.