Psalms 85 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 86

¹A Prayer by David. Hear, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

KJVA Prayer^H8605 of David^H1732. Bow down^H5186^(H8685) thine ear^H241, O LORD^H3068, hear^H6030^(H8798) me: for I am poor^H6041 and needy^H34.

² Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You, my God, save your servant who trusts in you.

KJVPreserve^H8104^(H8798) my soul^H5315; for I am holy^H2623: O thou my God^H430, save^H3467^(H8685) thy servant^H5650 that trusteth^H982^(H8802) in thee.

³ Be merciful to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.

KJVBe merciful^H2603^(H8798) unto me, O Lord^H136: for I cry^H7121^(H8799) unto thee daily^H3117.

⁴ Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.

KJVRejoice^H8055^(H8761) the soul^H5315 of thy servant^H5650: for unto thee, O Lord^H136, do I lift up^H5375^(H8799) my soul^H5315.

⁵ For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

KJVFor thou, Lord^H136, art good^H2896, and ready to forgive^H5546; and plenteous^H7227 in mercy^H2617 unto all them that call^H7121^(H8802) upon thee.

⁶ Hear, Yahweh, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions.

KJVGive ear^H238^(H8685), O LORD^H3068, unto my prayer^H8605; and attend^H7181^(H8685) to the voice^H6963 of my supplications^H8469.

⁷ In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me.

KJVIn the day^H3117 of my trouble^H6869 I will call^H7121^(H8799) upon thee: for thou wilt answer^H6030^(H8799) me.

⁸ There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds.

KJVAmong the gods^H430 there is none like unto thee, O Lord^H136; neither are there any works like unto thy works^H4639.

⁹ All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.

KJVAll nations^H1471 whom thou hast made^H6213^(H8804) shall come^H935^(H8799) and worship^H7812^(H8691) before^H6440 thee, O Lord^H136; and shall glorify^H3513^(H8762) thy name^H8034.

¹⁰ For you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone.

KJVFor thou art great^H1419, and doest^H6213^(H8802) wondrous things^H6381^(H8737): thou art God^H430 alone.

¹¹ Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name.

KJVTeach^H3384^(H8685) me thy way^H1870, O LORD^H3068; I will walk^H1980^(H8762) in thy truth^H571: unite^H3161^(H8761) my heart^H3824 to fear^H3372^(H8800) thy name^H8034.

¹² I will praise you, Lord my God, with my whole heart. I will glorify your name forever more.

KJVI will praise^H3034^(H8686) thee, O Lord^H136 my God^H430, with all my heart^H3824: and I will glorify^H3513^(H8762) thy name^H8034 for evermore^H5769.

¹³ For your loving kindness is great toward me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

KJVFor great^H1419 is thy mercy^H2617 toward me: and thou hast delivered^H5337^(H8689) my soul^H5315 from the lowest^H8482 hell^H7585.

¹⁴ 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.

KJVO God^H430, the proud^H2086 are risen^H6965^(H8804) against me, and the assemblies^H5712 of violent^H6184 men have sought^H1245^(H8765) after my soul^H5315; and have not set^H7760^(H8804) thee before them.

¹⁵ But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

KJVBut thou, O Lord^H136, art a God^H410 full of compassion^H7349, and gracious^H2587, longsuffering^H750^H639, and plenteous^H7227 in mercy^H2617 and truth^H571.

¹⁶ Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your servant.

KJVO turn^H6437^(H8798) unto me, and have mercy^H2603^(H8798) upon me; give^H5414^(H8798) thy strength^H5797 unto thy servant^H5650, and save^H3467^(H8685) the son^H1121 of thine handmaid^H519.

¹⁷ Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, Yahweh, have helped me, and comforted me.

KJVShew^H6213^(H8798) me a token^H226 for good^H2896; that they which hate^H8130^(H8802) me may see^H7200^(H8799) it, and be ashamed^H954^(H8799): because thou, LORD^H3068, hast holpen^H5826^(H8804) me, and comforted^H5162^(H8765) me.

WEB·Psalms 85

¹For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Yahweh, you have been favorable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), A Psalm^H4210 for the sons^H1121 of Korah^H7141. LORD^H3068, thou hast been favourable^H7521^(H8804) unto thy land^H776: thou hast brought back^H7725^(H8804) the captivity^H7622^(H8675)^H7622 of Jacob^H3290.

² You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin. Selah.

KJVThou hast forgiven^H5375^(H8804) the iniquity^H5771 of thy people^H5971, thou hast covered^H3680^(H8765) all their sin^H2403. Selah^H5542.

³ You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.

KJVThou hast taken away^H622^(H8804) all thy wrath^H5678: thou hast turned^H7725^(H8689) thyself from the fierceness^H2740 of thine anger^H639.

⁴ Turn us, God of our salvation, and cause your indignation toward us to cease.

KJVTurn^H7725^(H8798) us, O God^H430 of our salvation^H3468, and cause thine anger^H3708 toward us to cease^H6565^(H8685).

⁵ Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations?

KJVWilt thou be angry^H599^(H8799) with us for ever^H5769? wilt thou draw out^H4900^(H8799) thine anger^H639 to all^H1755 generations^H1755?

⁶ Won’t you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?

KJVWilt thou not revive^H2421^(H8762) us again^H7725^(H8799): that thy people^H5971 may rejoice^H8055^(H8799) in thee?

⁷ Show us your loving kindness, Yahweh. Grant us your salvation.

KJVShew^H7200^(H8685) us thy mercy^H2617, O LORD^H3068, and grant^H5414^(H8799) us thy salvation^H3468.

⁸ I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.

KJVI will hear^H8085^(H8799) what God^H410 the LORD^H3068 will speak^H1696^(H8762): for he will speak^H1696^(H8762) peace^H7965 unto his people^H5971, and to his saints^H2623: but let them not turn again^H7725^(H8799) to folly^H3690.

⁹ Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.

KJVSurely his salvation^H3468 is nigh^H7138 them that fear^H3373 him; that glory^H3519 may dwell^H7931^(H8800) in our land^H776.

¹⁰ Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

KJVMercy^H2617 and truth^H571 are met together^H6298^(H8738); righteousness^H6664 and peace^H7965 have kissed^H5401^(H8804) each other.

¹¹ Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.

KJVTruth^H571 shall spring out^H6779^(H8799) of the earth^H776; and righteousness^H6664 shall look down^H8259^(H8738) from heaven^H8064.

¹² Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.

KJVYea, the LORD^H3068 shall give^H5414^(H8799) that which is good^H2896; and our land^H776 shall yield^H5414^(H8799) her increase^H2981.

¹³ Righteousness goes before him, and prepares the way for his steps.

KJVRighteousness^H6664 shall go^H1980^(H8762) before^H6440 him; and shall set^H7760^(H8799) us in the way^H1870 of his steps^H6471.

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