Passage

Psalms 86.5

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (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.

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)

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.

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)

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.

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)

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.

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)

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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.

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Quoted in

Concepts:

100 Verses of Compassion and God's Goodness

Notes

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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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