Psalm 86:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
Turn to me and have mercy on me; show your strength in behalf of your servant; save me, because I serve you just as my mother did.

New Living Translation
Look down and have mercy on me. Give your strength to your servant; save me, the son of your servant.

English Standard Version
Turn to me and be gracious to me; give your strength to your servant, and save the son of your maidservant.

Berean Study Bible
Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.

New American Standard Bible
Turn to me, and be gracious to me; Grant Your strength to Your servant, And save the son of Your maidservant.

NASB 1995
Turn to me, and be gracious to me; Oh grant Your strength to Your servant, And save the son of Your handmaid.

NASB 1977
Turn to me, and be gracious to me; Oh grant Thy strength to Thy servant, And save the son of Thy handmaid.

Amplified Bible
Turn to me, and be gracious to me; Grant Your strength [Your might and the power to resist temptation] to Your servant, And save the son of Your handmaid.

Christian Standard Bible
Turn to me and be gracious to me. Give your strength to your servant; save the son of your female servant.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Turn to me and be gracious to me. Give Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your female servant.

Contemporary English Version
I serve you, LORD, and I am the child of one of your servants. Look on me with kindness. Make me strong and save me.

Good News Translation
Turn to me and have mercy on me; strengthen me and save me, because I serve you just as my mother did.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Turn toward me, and have pity on me. Give me your strength because I am your servant. Save me because I am the son of your female servant.

International Standard Version
Return to me and have mercy on me; clothe your servant with your strength and deliver the son of your maid servant.

NET Bible
Turn toward me and have mercy on me! Give your servant your strength! Deliver your slave!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

New King James Version
Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give Your strength to Your servant, And save the son of Your maidservant.

King James 2000 Bible
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give your strength unto your servant, and save the son of your handmaid.

New Heart English Bible
Turn to me, and have mercy on me. Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your handmaid.

World English Bible
Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your handmaid.

American King James Version
O turn to me, and have mercy on me; give your strength to your servant, and save the son of your handmaid.

American Standard Version
Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.

A Faithful Version
Oh, turn to me, and have mercy upon me; give Your strength to Your servant and save the son of Your handmaid.

Darby Bible Translation
Turn toward me, and be gracious unto me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
O turn to me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Turne vnto me, and haue mercy vpon me: giue thy strength vnto thy seruant, and saue the sonne of thine handmayd.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Turne thy face vnto me, and haue mercy vpon me: geue thy strength vnto thy seruaunt, and helpe the sonne of thine handmayde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
O turne the then vnto me, haue mercy vpo me: geue thy strength vnto thy seruaunt, & helpe the sonne of thy handmayde.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Look to me, and favor me, "" Give Your strength to Your servant, "" And give salvation to a son of Your handmaid.

Young's Literal Translation
Look unto me, and favour me, Give Thy strength to Thy servant, And give salvation to a son of Thine handmaid.

Smith's Literal Translation
Turn to me and pity me; thou wilt give thy strength to thy servant, and save to the son of thy maid-servant.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Look down upon me and have mercy on me. Grant your authority to your servant, and bring salvation to the son of your handmaid.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Return to me and show mercy to me; give power to your Servant and save the son of your maid Servant!

Lamsa Bible
O turn to me and have mercy upon me; give strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
O turn unto me, and be gracious unto me; Give Thy strength unto Thy servant, And save the son of Thy handmaid.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Look thou upon me, and have mercy upon me: give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
















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