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Psalms 86

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Psalms 86 Bible text

WEB: 1WEB

Hear, LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

ASV: 1ASV

Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.

WEB: 2WEB

Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You, my God, save your servant who trusts in you.

ASV: 2ASV

Preserve my soul; for I am godly: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

WEB: 3WEB

Be merciful to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.

ASV: 3ASV

Be merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long.

WEB: 4WEB

Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.

ASV: 4ASV

Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

WEB: 5WEB

For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

ASV: 5ASV

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.

WEB: 6WEB

Hear, LORD, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions.

ASV: 6ASV

Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.

WEB: 7WEB

In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me.

ASV: 7ASV

In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee; For thou wilt answer me.

WEB: 8WEB

There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds.

ASV: 8ASV

There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord; Neither are there any works like unto thy works.

WEB: 9WEB

All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.

ASV: 9ASV

All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; And they shall glorify thy name.

WEB: 10WEB

For you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone.

ASV: 10ASV

For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone.

WEB: 11WEB

Teach me your way, LORD. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name.

ASV: 11ASV

Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name.

WEB: 12WEB

I will praise you, Lord my God, with my whole heart. I will glorify your name forever more.

ASV: 12ASV

I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; And I will glorify thy name for evermore.

WEB: 13WEB

For your loving kindness is great toward me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

ASV: 13ASV

For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

WEB: 14WEB

God, the proud have risen up against me. A company of violent men have sought after my soul, and they don’t hold regard for you before them.

ASV: 14ASV

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.

WEB: 15WEB

But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

ASV: 15ASV

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

WEB: 16WEB

Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your servant.

ASV: 16ASV

Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.

WEB: 17WEB

Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, LORD, have helped me, and comforted me.

ASV: 17ASV

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.