Psalm 86

Chant Psalter

Natural Speech Rhythm

1 Bow down thine ear, O | Lord, and | hear me ||

3 for | I am | poor, • and in | miser•y. ||

2 Preserve thou my | soul, for • I am | holy ||

my God, save thy | 3 servant that | 3 putteth his | trust in • thee. ||

3 Be merciful unto | me, O | Lord ||

for I will | call | 3 daily up- | on thee. ||

4 Comfort the | 3 soul of thy | servant ||

for unto thee, O | Lord, • do I | 3 lift up my | soul. ||

5 For thou, Lord, art | good and | gracious ||

and of great | mercy • unto | all • them that | call up•on thee. ||

6 Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer; * and ponder the voice of my | 3 humble de- | sires. ||

7 In the time of my trouble I will | call up•on thee, | for thou | hearest • me. ||

8 Among the gods there is none like unto | thee, O | Lord ||

there is not | one • that can | do as | thou • doest. ||

9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship thee, O Lord, * and shall | glori•fy thy | Name. ||

10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: * | thou art | God a- | lone. ||

11 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and I will | 3 walk in thy | truth ||

O knit my heart unto | thee, that • I may | fear thy | Name. ||

12 I will thank thee, O Lord my God, with | all my | heart ||

and will praise thy | Name for | ever- | more. ||

13 For | 3 great is thy | mercy • toward me ||

and thou hast delivered my | soul • from the | nether•most | hell. ||

14 O God, the proud are | 3 risen a- | gainst me ||

and the congregations of naughty men have sought after my soul, * and have not set | thee be- | fore their | eyes. ||

15 But thou, O Lord God, art full of com- | 3 passion and | mercy ||

longsuffering, | 3 plenteous in | goodness • and | truth. ||

16 O turn thee then unto | me, • and have | mercy up•on me ||

give thy strength unto thy servant, and | help the | 3 son of thine | handmaid. ||

2nd half

17 Shew some token upon me for good, * that they who hate me may | see it and • be a- | shamed ||

because 3 thou, | Lord, hast | holpen • me and | comforted • me. ||

Glory | be • to the | Father, ||

and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||

As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||

is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||