Psalm 86

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1	Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.	Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy.	Hear, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.	Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.
2	Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.	Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.	Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You, my God, save your servant who trusts in you.	Preserve my soul; for I am godly: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
3	Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.	Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.	Be merciful to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.	Be merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long.
4	Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.	Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.	Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.	Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
5	For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.	For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.	For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.	For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.
6	Hear my prayer, O Lord, and attend to my plea for mercy.	Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.	Hear, Lord, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions.	Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.
7	In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me.	In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.	In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me.	In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee; For thou wilt answer me.
8	O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.	Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.	There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds.	There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord; Neither are there any works like unto thy works.
9	All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.	All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.	All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.	All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; And they shall glorify thy name.
10	For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.	For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.	For you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone.	For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone.
11	Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.	Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.	Teach me your way, Lord. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name.	Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name.
12	I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.	I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.	I will praise you, Lord my God, with my whole heart. I will glorify your name forever more.	I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; And I will glorify thy name for evermore.
13	For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.	For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.	For your loving kindness is great toward me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.	For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
14	The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You.	O 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.	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.	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.
15	But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.	But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.	But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.	But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.
16	Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.	O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.	Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your servant.	Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.
17	Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O Lord, have helped me and comforted me.	Shew 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.	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.	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.