{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/86","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T09:06:02.948Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":86,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":85,"nextChapter":87,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":17},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"A Prayer Of David. Bow down thine ear, O LORD, and answer me; for I am poor and needy."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Preserve my soul; for I am godly: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Be merciful unto me, O Lord; for unto thee do I cry all the day long."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and hearken unto the voice of my supplications."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee; for thou wilt answer me."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and they shall glorify thy name."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; and I will glorify thy name for evermore."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"For great is thy mercy toward me; and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest pit."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"O God, the proud are risen up against me, and the congregation of violent men have sought after my soul, and have not set thee before them."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy and truth."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed, because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me,"}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 86 (ERV)","markdown":"[Psalms 86](https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/86)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/86 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}