Psalms 85

Septuagint (Brenton, 1851) 85 compared with King James Version 86

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¹A Prayer of David. O Lord, incline thine ear, and hearken to me; for I am poor and needy.

¹Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

²Preserve my soul, for I am holy; save thy servant, O God, who hopes in thee.

²Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

³Pity me, O Lord: for to thee will I cry all the day.

³Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

⁴Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for to thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul.

⁴Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

⁵For thou, O Lord, art kind, and gentle; and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.

⁵For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

⁶Give ear to my prayer, O Lord; and attend to the voice of my supplication.

⁶Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

⁷In the day of my trouble I cried to thee: for thou didst hear me.

⁷In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.

⁸There is none like to thee, O Lord, among the gods; and there are no [works] like to thy works.

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 shall come, and shall worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.

⁹All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.

¹⁰For thou art great, and doest wonders: thou art the only [and] the great God .

¹⁰For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.

¹¹Guide me, O Lord, in thy way, and I will walk in thy truth: let my heart rejoice, that I may fear thy name.

¹¹Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

¹²I will give thee thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart; and I will glorify thy name for ever.

¹²I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

¹³For thy mercy is great toward me; and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

¹³For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

¹⁴O God, transgressors have risen up against me, and an assembly of violent [men] have sought my life; and have not set thee before them.

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 God, art compassionate and merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and true.

¹⁵But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

¹⁶Look thou upon me, and have mercy upon me: give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

¹⁶O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

¹⁷Establish with me a token for good; and let them that hate me see [it] and be ashamed; because thou, O Lord, hast helped me, and comforted me.

¹⁷Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.