Psalms 86:4
2 Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.
3 Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
5 For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
6 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
- KJV
- Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
- WEB
- Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.
- ASV
- Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
- DARBY
- Rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul.
- BLB
- Make glad the soul of Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
- ÅB
- Gled din tjeners sjel! for til deg, Herre, løfter jeg min sjel.
- OTB
- Gled din tjeners sjel,
For til deg, Herre, løfter jeg min sjel. - B1930
- Gled din tjeners sjel! for til dig, Herre, løfter jeg min sjel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 143:8
Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
Read in contextPsalms 25:1
To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
Read in contextIsaiah 66:13–14
As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”
Read in contextPsalms 51:12
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
Read in contextIsaiah 61:3
to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
Read in contextPsalms 62:8
Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
Read in contextIsaiah 65:18
But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.
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