{"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/kjv/psalms/86","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-29T17:53:30.822Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","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, hear me: for I <i>am</i> poor and needy."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Preserve my soul; for I <i>am</i> holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily."},{"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, <i>art</i> 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 attend to 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":"Among the gods <i>there is</i> none like unto thee, O Lord; neither <i>are there any works</i> like unto thy works."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For thou <i>art</i> great, and doest wondrous things: thou <i>art</i> 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 all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"For great <i>is</i> thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent <i>men</i> have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"But thou, O Lord, <i>art</i> a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, 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 <i>it</i>, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 86 (KJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 86](https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/86)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/86 (accessed 2026-05-29)."}}