Psalm 86

¹ Bow down, O Lord, thine ear,

and hearken unto me:

because that I afflicted am,

also I am needy.

² Do thou preserve my soul,

for gracious am I:

O thou, my God, thy servant save,

that doth on thee rely.

³ Lord, pity me, for I

daily cry thee unto.

⁴ Rejoice thy servant’s soul: for Lord,

to thee mine lift I do.

⁵ For thou, O Lord, art good,

to pardon prone withal:

and to them all in mercy rich

that do upon thee call.

⁶ Jehovah, O do thou

give ear my pray’r unto:

and of my supplications

attend the voice also.

⁷ In day of my distress,

to thee I will complain:

by reason that thou unto me

wilt answer give again.

⁸ Amongst the gods, O Lord,

none is there like to thee:

neither with thine are any work

that may compared be.

⁹ All nations, O Lord,

whom thou hast made, the same

shall come and worship thee before:

and glorify thy name.

¹⁰ Because thou mighty art,

the things that thou hast done

are wonderful, thou art thyself

the mighty God alone.

¹¹ Jehovah, unto me

O make thy way appear,

walk in thy truth I will; mine heart

unite thy name to fear.

¹² Withal mine heart I will,

O Lord my God, thee praise:

and I will glorify thy name,

for evermore always.

¹³ Because that unto me

thy mercy doth excel;

also thou hast delivered

my soul from lowest hell.

¹⁴ O God, the proud, and troops

of vi’lent rose ‘gainst me,

after my soul they sought: nor have

before them placed thee.

¹⁵ But, Lord, thou art a God,

tender, and gracious;

longsuff’ring, and in mercy thou

and truth art plenteous.

¹⁶ O turn thou unto me,

and mercy on me have:

unto thy servant give thy strength:

thine handmaid’s son do save.

¹⁷ Me show a sign for good,

that mine haters may see,

and be asham’d; because, Lord, thou

dost help, and comfort me.