^{1 Ref} Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.

^{2 Ref} Preserve my soul; for I am godly: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

^{3 Ref} Be merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long.

^{4 Ref} Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

^{5 Ref} For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.

^{6 Ref} Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.

^{7 Ref} In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee; For thou wilt answer me.

^{8 Ref} There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord; Neither `are there any works' like unto thy works.

^{9 Ref} All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; And they shall glorify thy name.

^{10 Ref} For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone.

^{11 Ref} Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name.

^{12 Ref} I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; And I will glorify thy name for evermore.

^{13 Ref} For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

^{14 Ref} 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.

^{15 Ref} But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

^{16 Ref} Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.

^{17 Ref} 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.

^{1 Ref} A Prayer of David. Incline, O Jehovah, Thine ear, Answer me, for I `am' poor and needy.

^{2 Ref} Keep my soul, for I `am' pious, Save Thy servant -- who is trusting to Thee, O Thou, my God.

^{3 Ref} Favour me, O Lord, for to Thee I call all the day.

^{4 Ref} Rejoice the soul of Thy servant, For unto Thee, O Lord, my soul I lift up.

^{5 Ref} For Thou, Lord, `art' good and forgiving. And abundant in kindness to all calling Thee.

^{6 Ref} Hear, O Jehovah, my prayer, And attend to the voice of my supplications.

^{7 Ref} In a day of my distress I call Thee, For Thou dost answer me.

^{8 Ref} There is none like Thee among the gods, O Lord, And like Thy works there are none.

^{9 Ref} All nations that Thou hast made Come and bow themselves before Thee, O Lord, And give honour to Thy name.

^{10 Ref} For great `art' Thou, and doing wonders, Thou `art' God Thyself alone.

^{11 Ref} Show me, O Jehovah, Thy way, I walk in Thy truth, My heart doth rejoice to fear Thy name.

^{12 Ref} I confess Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I honour Thy name to the age.

^{13 Ref} For Thy kindness `is' great toward me, And Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

^{14 Ref} O God, the proud have risen up against me, And a company of the terrible sought my soul, And have not placed Thee before them,

^{15 Ref} And Thou, O Lord, `art' God, merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth.

^{16 Ref} Look unto me, and favour me, Give Thy strength to Thy servant, And give salvation to a son of Thine handmaid.

^{17 Ref} Do with me a sign for good, And those hating me see and are ashamed, For Thou, O Jehovah, hast helped me, Yea, Thou hast comforted me!