Psalms 85

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¹(86) A Prayer of David. O Lord, incline your ear, and listen to me; for I am poor and needy.

¹A Prayer by David. Hear, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

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

²Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You, my God, save your servant who trusts in you.

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

³Be merciful to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.

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

⁴Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.

⁵For you, O Lord, are kind, and gentle; and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon you.

⁵For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

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

⁶Hear, Yahweh, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions.

⁷In the day of my trouble I cried to you: for you did hear me.

⁷In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me.

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

⁸There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds.

⁹All nations whom you have made shall come, and shall worship before you, O Lord; and shall glorify your name.

⁹All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.

¹⁰For you are great, and do wonders: you are the only [and] the great God .

¹⁰For you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone.

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

¹¹Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name.

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

¹²I will praise you, Lord my God, with my whole heart. I will glorify your name forever more.

¹³For your mercy is great toward me; and you have delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

¹³For your loving kindness is great toward me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

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

¹⁴God, 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.

¹⁵But you, O Lord God, are compassionate and merciful , longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and true.

¹⁵But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

¹⁶Look you upon me, and have mercy upon me: give your strength to your servant, and save the son of your handmaid.

¹⁶Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your servant.

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

¹⁷Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, Yahweh, have helped me, and comforted me.