1 Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

85:1 Oratio ipsi David. Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam et exaudi me,
quoniam inops et pauper sum ego.

2 Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

2 Custodi animam meam, quoniam sanctus sum;
salvum fac servum tuum, Deus meus, sperantem in te.

3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

3 Miserere mei, Domine,
quoniam ad te clamavi tota die;

4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

4 lætifica animam servi tui,
quoniam ad te, Domine, animam meam levavi.

5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

5 Quoniam tu, Domine, suavis et mitis,
et multæ misericordiæ omnibus invocantibus te.

6 Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

6 Auribus percipe, Domine, orationem meam,
et intende voci deprecationis meæ.

7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.

7 In die tribulationis meæ clamavi ad te,
quia exaudisti me.

8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.

8 Non est similis tui in diis, Domine,
et non est secundum opera tua.

9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.

9 Omnes gentes quascumque fecisti venient,
et adorabunt coram te, Domine,
et glorificabunt nomen tuum.

10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.

10 Quoniam magnus es tu, et faciens mirabilia;
tu es Deus solus.

11 Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

11 Deduc me, Domine, in via tua, et ingrediar in veritate tua;
lætetur cor meum, ut timeat nomen tuum.

12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

12 Confitebor tibi, Domine Deus meus, in toto corde meo,
et glorificabo nomen tuum in æternum:

13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

13 quia misericordia tua magna est super me,
et eruisti animam meam ex inferno inferiori.

14 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.

14 Deus, iniqui insurrexerunt super me,
et synagoga potentium quæsierunt animam meam:
et non proposuerunt te in conspectu suo.

15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

15 Et tu, Domine Deus, miserator et misericors;
patiens, et multæ misericordiæ, et verax.

16 O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

16 Respice in me, et miserere mei;
da imperium tuum puero tuo,
et salvum fac filium ancillæ tuæ.

17 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.

17 Fac mecum signum in bonum,
ut videant qui oderunt me, et confundantur:
quoniam tu, Domine, adjuvisti me, et consolatus es me.