Psalms 86:1-9

¹The prayer of David. (A prayer by David.) Lord, bow (down) thine ear, and hear me; for I am needy and poor.

²Keep thou my life, for I am holy; my God, make thou safe thy servant hoping in thee. (Keep thou my life safe, for I am holy; my God, save thou thy servant, who trusteth in thee.)

³Lord, have thou mercy on me, for I cried all day (long) to thee;

⁴make thou glad the soul of thy servant; for why, Lord, I have raised my soul to thee. (make glad thy servant’s soul; for Lord, I have raised up my soul to thee.)

⁵For thou, Lord, art sweet and mild; and of much mercy to all men inwardly calling thee. (For thou, Lord, art good and forgiving; and hath great love for all who call to thee or and hath great mercy for all who cry to thee.)

⁶Lord, perceive thou my prayer with ears; and give thou attention to the voice of my beseeching. (Lord, listen thou to my prayer; and give attention to the words of my plea.)

⁷In the day of my tribulation I cried to thee; for thou heardest me. (In my time of trouble, I cried to thee; for thou shalt answer me.)

⁸Lord, none among gods is like thee; and none is even to thy works. (Lord, there is no god like thee; and there be no works like thy works or and there be no works equal to thy works.)

⁹Lord, all folks, whichever thou madest, shall come, and worship before thee; and they shall glorify thy name. (Lord, all the nations, which thou hast made, shall come, and shall worship before thee; and they shall glorify thy name.)