Psalms 85

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¹A Prayer of David. O Lord, incline thine ear, and hearken to me; for I am poor and needy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁴Rejoice the soul of your servant: for to you, 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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

⁹All nations whom thou hast made shall come, and shall worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.

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

¹⁰For thou art great, and doest wonders: thou art the only [and] the great God.

¹⁰For you are great, and do wonders: you are 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.

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

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

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

¹³For thy mercy is great toward me; and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

¹³For your mercy is great toward me; and you have 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.

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.

¹⁵But thou, O Lord God, art compassionate and merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and true.

¹⁵But you, O Lord God, are compassionate and merciful, longsuffering, 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 thine handmaid.

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

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.