Psalms 86:1-17

ASV^{(i) 1} A Prayer of David.

Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me;
For I am poor and needy. ² Preserve my soul; for I am godly:
O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. ³ Be merciful unto me, O Lord;
For unto thee do I cry all the day long. 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 abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee. ⁶ Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer;
And hearken unto the voice of my supplications. ⁷ In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee;
For thou wilt answer me. ⁸ There is none like unto thee among the gods, 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 they shall glorify thy name. ¹⁰ For thou art great, and doest wondrous things:
Thou art God alone. ¹¹ Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth:
Unite my heart to fear thy name. ¹² I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart;
And I will glorify thy name for evermore. ¹³ For great is thy lovingkindness toward me;
And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. 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. ¹⁵ But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth. ¹⁶ Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me;
Give thy strength unto thy servant,
And save the son of thy handmaid. 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.