| | King James | American std |
| 1 | Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy. | Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy. |
| 2 | Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. | Preserve my soul; for I am godly: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. |
| 3 | Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily. | 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. | 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. | For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee. |
| 6 | Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. | 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. | In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee; For thou wilt answer me. |
| 8 | Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works. | There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord; Neither [are there any works] like unto thy works. |
| 9 | All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name. | All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; And they shall glorify thy name. |
| 10 | For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone. | For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone. |
| 11 | Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. | Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name. |
| 12 | I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore. | I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; And I will glorify thy name for evermore. |
| 13 | For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. | For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. |
| 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. | O God, the proud are risen up against me, And a company of violent men have sought after my soul, And have not set thee before them. |
| 15 | But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. | But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth. |
| 16 | O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid. | Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid. |
| 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. | Show me a token for good, That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because thou, Jehovah, hast helped me, and comforted me. Psalm 87 A Psalm of the sons of Korah; a Song. |
