Psalms 86

Douai-Rheims	New Jerusalem Bible
¹ A prayer for David himself. Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am needy and poor.	¹ [Prayer Of David] Listen to me, Yahweh, answer me, for I am poor and needy.
² Preserve my soul, for I am holy: save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee.	² Guard me, for I am faithful, save your servant who relies on you. You are my God,
³ Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day.	³ take pity on me, Lord, for to you I cry al the day.
⁴ Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul.	⁴ Fil your servant's heart with joy, Lord, for to you I raise up my heart.
⁵ For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.	⁵ Lord, you are kind and forgiving, rich in faithful love for al who cal upon you.
⁶ Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer: and attend to the voice of my petition.	⁶ Yahweh, hear my prayer, listen to the sound of my pleading.
⁷ I have called upon thee in the day of my trouble: because thou hast heard me.	⁷ In my day of distress I cal upon you, because you answer me, Lord;
⁸ There is none among the gods like unto thee, O Lord: and there is none according to thy works.	⁸ among the gods there is none to compare with you, no great deeds to compare with yours.
⁹ All the nations thou hast made shall come and adore before thee, O Lord: and they shall glorify thy name.	⁹ Al nations wil come and adore you, Lord, and give glory to your name.
¹⁰ For thou art great and dost wonderful things: thou art God alone.	¹⁰ For you are great and do marvel ous deeds, you, God, and none other.
¹¹ Conduct me, O Lord, in thy way, and I will walk in thy truth: let my heart rejoice that it may fear thy name.	¹¹ Teach me, Yahweh, your ways, that I may not stray from your loyalty; let my heart's one aim be tofear your name.
¹² I will praise thee, O Lord my God: with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for ever:	¹² I thank you with al my heart, Lord my God, I wil glorify your name for ever,
¹³ For thy mercy is great towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell.	¹³ for your faithful love for me is so great that you have rescued me from the depths of Sheol.
¹⁴ O God, the wicked are risen up against me, and the assembly of the mighty have sought my soul: and they have not set thee before their eyes.	¹⁴ Arrogant men, God, are rising up against me, a brutal gang is after my life, in their scheme of thingsyou have no place.
¹⁵ And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, patient, and of much mercy, and true.	¹⁵ But you, Lord, God of tenderness and mercy, slow to anger, rich in faithful love and loyalty,
¹⁶ O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.	¹⁶ turn to me and pity me. Give to your servant your strength, to the child of your servant your savinghelp,
¹⁷ Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me.	¹⁷ give me a sign of your kindness.
	¹⁸ My enemies wil see to their shame that you, Yahweh, help and console me.