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Psalms 86

17 aligned verses; 16 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse ASV American Standard Version KJV King James Version
Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah , and answer me ; For I am poor and needy.
Bow down thine ear, O LORD , hear me : for I am poor and needy.
Preserve my soul; for I am godly : O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
Preserve my soul; for I am holy : O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
Be merciful unto me, O Lord ; For unto thee do I cry all the day long .
Be merciful unto me, O Lord : for I cry unto thee daily .
Rejoice the soul of thy servant ; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Rejoice the soul of thy servant : for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive , And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive ; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Give ear, O Jehovah , unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.
Give ear, O LORD , unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee ; For thou wilt answer me.
In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee : for thou wilt answer me.
There is none like unto thee among the gods , O Lord; Neither ` are there any works ' like unto thy works.
Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; And they shall glorify thy name.
All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone.
For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
Teach me thy way, O Jehovah ; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name.
Teach me thy way, O LORD ; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart ; And I will glorify thy name for evermore.
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart : and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
For great is thy lovingkindness toward me ; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol .
For great is thy mercy toward me : and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell .
O God, the proud are risen up against me, And a company of violent men have sought after my soul , And have not set thee before them.
O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul ; and have not set thee before them.
But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger , and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering , and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
Show me a token for good , That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because thou, Jehovah , hast helped me, and comforted me. Psalm 87 A Psalm of the sons of Korah; a Song.
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.

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