Psalms 86

NEW JERUSALEM	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 [Prayer Of David] Listen to me, Yahweh, answer me, for I am poor and needy.	1 A Prayer of David. Incline thy ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
2 Guard me, for I am faithful, save your servant who relies on you. You are my God,	2 Preserve my life, for I am godly; save thy servant who trusts in thee. Thou art my God;
3 take pity on me, Lord, for to you I cry al the day.	3 be gracious to me, O Lord, for to thee do I cry all the day.
4 Fil your servant's heart with joy, Lord, for to you I raise up my heart.	4 Gladden the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
5 Lord, you are kind and forgiving, rich in faithful love for al who cal upon you.	5 For thou, O Lord, art good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on thee.
6 Yahweh, hear my prayer, listen to the sound of my pleading.	6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; hearken to my cry of supplication.
7 In my day of distress I cal upon you, because you answer me, Lord;	7 In the day of my trouble I call on thee, for thou dost answer me.
8 among the gods there is none to compare with you, no great deeds to compare with yours.	8 There is none like thee among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like thine.
9 Al nations wil come and adore you, Lord, and give glory to your name.	9 All the nations thou hast made shall come and bow down before thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy name.
10 For you are great and do marvel ous deeds, you, God, and none other.	10 For thou art great and doest wondrous things, thou alone art God.
11 Teach me, Yahweh, your ways, that I may not stray from your loyalty; let my heart's one aim be tofear your name.	11 Teach me thy way, O LORD, that I may walk in thy truth; unite my heart to fear thy name.
12 I thank you with al my heart, Lord my God, I wil glorify your name for ever,	12 I give thanks to thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for ever.
13 for your faithful love for me is so great that you have rescued me from the depths of Sheol.	13 For great is thy steadfast love toward me; thou hast delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.
14 Arrogant men, God, are rising up against me, a brutal gang is after my life, in their scheme of thingsyou have no place.	14 O God, insolent men have risen up against me; a band of ruthless men seek my life, and they do not set thee before them.
15 But you, Lord, God of tenderness and mercy, slow to anger, rich in faithful love and loyalty,	15 But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
16 turn to me and pity me. Give to your servant your strength, to the child of your servant your savinghelp,	16 Turn to me and take pity on me; give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
17 give me a sign of your kindness.	17 Show me a sign of thy favor, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame because thou, LORD, hast helped me and comforted me.
18 My enemies wil see to their shame that you, Yahweh, help and console me.