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You are my God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/86.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Protect me, for I am devoted to you. Save me, for I serve you and trust you. You are my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/86.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Preserve my life, for I am godly; save your servant, who trusts in you—you are my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/86.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/86.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Preserve my soul; for I <i>am</i> holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/86.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Preserve my life, for I <i>am</i> holy; You are my God; Save Your servant who trusts in You!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/86.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Protect my soul, for I am godly; You my God, save Your servant who trusts in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/86.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Preserve my soul, for I am a godly man; O You my God, save Your servant who trusts in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/86.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Do preserve my soul, for I am a godly man; O Thou my God, save Thy servant who trusts in Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/86.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Keep my soul, for I am a holy one; O You my God, save Your slave who trusts in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/86.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Protect my life (soul), for I am godly <i>and</i> faithful; O You my God, save Your servant, who trusts in You [believing in You and relying on You, confidently committing everything to You].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/86.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Protect my life, for I am faithful. You are my God; save your servant who trusts in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/86.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Protect my life, for I am faithful. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/86.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Preserve my soul; for I am godly: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/86.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Protect me and save me because you are my God. I am your faithful servant, and I trust you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/86.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Preserve my soul; for I am godly: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/86.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Protect me, because I am faithful [to you]. Save your servant who trusts you. You are my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/86.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Save me from death, because I am loyal to you; save me, for I am your servant and I trust in you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/86.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Protect me, for I am faithful; My God, deliver your servant who trusts in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/86.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Protect me, for I am loyal! O my God, deliver your servant, who trusts in you! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/86.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Preserve my soul, for I am faithful. You, my God, save your servant who trusts in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/86.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/86.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/86.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You, my God, save your servant who trusts in you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/86.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Keep my soul, for I [am] pious, "" Save Your servant who is trusting to You, O You, my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/86.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Keep my soul, for I am pious, Save Thy servant -- who is trusting to Thee, O Thou, my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/86.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Watch my soul, for I am godly: save thy servant, thou my God, trusting in thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/86.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Preserve my soul, for I am holy: save thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/86.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 85:2>Preserve my soul, for I am holy. My God, bring salvation to your servant who hopes in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/86.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Preserve my life, for I am devoted; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/86.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Preserve my life, for I am devoted to you; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/86.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Preserve my soul, for thou art holy; O thou God, save thy servant who trusts in thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/86.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Keep my soul because you are good; deliver your Servant who hopes in you, oh God!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/86.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Keep my soul, for I am godly; O Thou my God, save Thy servant that trusteth in Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/86.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Preserve my soul, for I am holy; save thy servant, O God, who hopes in thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/86-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=10717" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/86.htm">Tried But Trusting</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: šā·mə·rāh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">Preserve</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">my soul,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ā·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I am</a> <a href="/hebrew/2623.htm" title="2623: ḥā·sîḏ (Adj-ms) -- Kind, pious. From chacad; properly, kind, i.e. pious.">godly.</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">are my God;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: hō·wō·ša‘ (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">save</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·də·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Your servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/982.htm" title="982: hab·bō·w·ṭê·aḥ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To trust. A primitive root; properly, to hie for refuge; figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure.">who trusts</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">in You.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-20.htm">Psalm 25:20</a></span><br />Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-23.htm">Psalm 31:23</a></span><br />Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-28.htm">Psalm 37:28</a></span><br />For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/97-10.htm">Psalm 97:10</a></span><br />Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-20.htm">Psalm 145:20</a></span><br />The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-8.htm">Proverbs 2:8</a></span><br />to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-7.htm">Isaiah 49:7</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-26.htm">2 Samuel 22:26</a></span><br />To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-11.htm">Nehemiah 1:11</a></span><br />O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-10.htm">Matthew 5:10</a></span><br />Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-48.htm">Matthew 5:48</a></span><br />Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-15.htm">John 17:15</a></span><br />I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-27.htm">Romans 8:27</a></span><br />And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O you my God, save your servant that trusts in you.</p><p class="hdg">preserve</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/4-3.htm">Psalm 4:3</a></b></br> But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-28.htm">Psalm 37:28</a></b></br> For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-94.htm">Psalm 119:94</a></b></br> I <i>am</i> thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.</p><p class="hdg">holy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-19.htm">Psalm 18:19</a></b></br> He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:7,8</a></b></br> The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye <i>were</i> the fewest of all people: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/9-18.htm">Romans 9:18,23,24</a></b></br> Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will <i>have mercy</i>, and whom he will he hardeneth… </p><p class="hdg">save</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-124.htm">Psalm 119:124,125</a></b></br> Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/143-12.htm">Psalm 143:12</a></b></br> And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I <i>am</i> thy servant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/12-26.htm">John 12:26</a></b></br> If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will <i>my</i> Father honour.</p><p class="hdg">trusteth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/13-5.htm">Psalm 13:5</a></b></br> But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/16-1.htm">Psalm 16:1</a></b></br> Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">Psalm 31:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 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The term "soul" here refers to the entirety of one's being, emphasizing the need for divine protection. The claim of being "godly" suggests a life dedicated to following God's commandments and living in accordance with His will. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and His people, where faithfulness is met with divine care. The psalmist's appeal is rooted in the understanding that God honors those who strive to live righteously, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/4-3.htm">Psalm 4:3</a>, which states that the Lord has set apart the godly for Himself.<p><b>You are my God;</b><br>This declaration of personal relationship underscores the psalmist's commitment and loyalty to God. It is a statement of faith and recognition of God's sovereignty. The phrase echoes the covenant language found throughout the Old Testament, where God repeatedly affirms His relationship with Israel, such as in <a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a>, "I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God." This personal acknowledgment of God as "my God" signifies trust and reliance on His power and authority.<p><b>save Your servant who trusts in You.</b><br>The psalmist identifies as God's servant, highlighting a position of humility and submission. This reflects the biblical theme of servanthood, where true greatness is found in serving God and others, as exemplified by Jesus Christ in the New Testament (<a href="/mark/10-45.htm">Mark 10:45</a>). The plea for salvation is not just physical but encompasses spiritual deliverance, aligning with the broader biblical narrative of God as the ultimate Savior. Trust is a central theme here, indicating a deep-seated faith in God's ability to rescue and provide. This trust is echoed in <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a>, which encourages believers to trust in the Lord with all their heart. The psalmist's reliance on God for salvation is a precursor to the New Testament revelation of Jesus as the Savior, fulfilling the ultimate promise of deliverance for those who trust in Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/86.htm">Psalm 86</a>, David is a central figure in the Old Testament, known for his deep relationship with God, his role as king of Israel, and his authorship of many psalms.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is portrayed as the preserver and savior, highlighting His role as a protector and the one in whom trust is placed.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/servant.htm">Servant</a></b><br>Refers to the psalmist, likely David, who identifies himself as a servant of God, emphasizing humility and devotion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_preservation.htm">God's Preservation</a></b><br>The Hebrew word for "preserve" (shamar) implies guarding or keeping safe. Believers can trust in God's ability to protect their souls amidst life's challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_a_godly_life.htm">Living a Godly Life</a></b><br>The term "godly" (chasid) refers to one who is faithful and devoted. This calls Christians to live lives marked by devotion and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god.htm">Trust in God</a></b><br>Trust is a recurring theme in Scripture. The psalmist's reliance on God serves as a model for believers to place their confidence in God's character and promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/servanthood.htm">Servanthood</a></b><br>Identifying as God's servant reflects humility and submission. Christians are encouraged to adopt a servant's heart, seeking to serve God and others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_86.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 86</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_deepen_my_bond_with_god.htm">How can I deepen my relationship with God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_123_2_contradict_egalitarianism.htm">Does Psalm 123:2, likening believers to servants at a master's hand, suggest a power dynamic that contradicts more egalitarian biblical passages?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god's_love_align_with_ot_punishments.htm">Psalm 86:5 - How can a God said to be 'abounding in steadfast love' align with the severity of punishments described elsewhere in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/were_adam_and_eve_of_caucasian_descent.htm">Is His Word prioritized over His Name?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/86.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">For I am holy.</span>--Rather, in order to reproduce the feeling, <span class= "ital">for I am one of the chosen ones; one of Thy saints, &c. </span>He pleads the covenant relation as a claim to the blessing. (See, on <span class= "ital">chasid, </span>Note, <a href="/psalms/1-5.htm" title="Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.">Psalm 1:5</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/86.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Preserve my soul.</span> It is one of the special offices of God to "preserve the souls of his saints" (<a href="/psalms/97-10.htm">Psalm 97:10</a>). He is not only man's Creator, but his "Preserver" (<a href="/job/7-20.htm">Job 7:20</a>; <a href="/job/10-12.htm">Job 10:12</a>). <span class="cmt_word">For I am holy.</span> The psalmist does not mean to claim for himself perfect holiness, but only that sincerity in religion which God's servants may rightly vindicate to themselves. <span class="cmt_word">O thou my</span> <span class="cmt_word">God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee</span> (comp, <a href="/psalms/34-22.htm">Psalm 34:22</a>; <a href="/psalms/37-40.htm">Psalm 37:40</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/86-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Preserve</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁמְרָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mə·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my soul,</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִׁי֮</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I [am]</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֥נִי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">godly.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָסִ֪יד</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·sîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2623.htm">Strong's 2623: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kind, pious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are my God;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהַ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">save</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹשַׁ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(hō·wō·ša‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your servant</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֭בְדְּךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·də·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who trusts</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבּוֹטֵ֥חַ</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bō·w·ṭê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_982.htm">Strong's 982: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trust, be confident, sure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in You.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/86-2.htm">Psalm 86:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/86-2.htm">Psalm 86:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/86-2.htm">Psalm 86:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/86-2.htm">Psalm 86:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/86-2.htm">Psalm 86:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/86-2.htm">Psalm 86:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/86-2.htm">Psalm 86:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/86-2.htm">Psalm 86:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/86-2.htm">Psalm 86:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/86-2.htm">Psalm 86:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/86-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 86:2 Preserve my soul for I am godly (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/86-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 86:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 86:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/86-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 86:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 86:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>