# Psalms 86.5 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 3. Be merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long. 4. Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. > > **5. For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.** > > 6. Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications. 7. In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee; For thou wilt answer me. (Psalms 86:3-7, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 3. Be merciful to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long. 4. Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul. > > **5. For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.** > > 6. Hear, Yahweh, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions. 7. In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me. (Psalms 86:3-7, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 3. Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily. daily: or, all the day 4. Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. > > **5. For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.** > > 6. Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. 7. In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me. (Psalms 86:3-7, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 3. Favour me, O Lord, for to Thee I call all the day. 4. Rejoice the soul of Thy servant, For unto Thee, O Lord, my soul I lift up. > > **5. For Thou, Lord, [art] good and forgiving. And abundant in kindness to all calling Thee.** > > 6. Hear, O Jehovah, my prayer, And attend to the voice of my supplications. 7. In a day of my distress I call Thee, For Thou dost answer me. (Psalms 86:3-7, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [100 Verses of Compassion and God's Goodness](/codex/100-verses-of-compassion-and-gods-goodness/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.