Psalms 85

1A Prayer of David.

O Lord, incline thine ear, and hearken to me;

For I am poor and needy.

2Preserve my soul, for I am holy;

Save thy servant, O God, who hopes in thee.

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

4Rejoice the soul of thy servant:

For to thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul.

5For thou, O Lord, art kind, and gentle;

And plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.

6Give ear to my prayer, O Lord;

And attend to the voice of my supplication.

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

8There is none like to thee, O Lord, among the gods;

And there are no works like to thy works.

9All nations whom thou hast made shall come,

And shall 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.

11Guide me, O Lord, in thy way,

And I will walk in thy truth:

Let my heart rejoice, that I may fear thy name.

12I will give thee thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart;

And I will glorify thy name forever.

13For thy mercy is great 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.

15But thou, O Lord God, art compassionate and merciful,

Long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and true.

16Look thou upon me, and have mercy upon me:

Give thy strength to thy servant,

And save the son of thy 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.