Psalms 86

¹A prayer of David. Incline, O Yahweh, your ear and answer me, because I am poor and needy. ²Watch over my life because I am faithful. You are my God; save your servant. I am the one who trusts you. ³Be gracious to me, O Lord, because I call to you ⌞all day long⌟. ⁴Make glad the soul of your servant, because ⌞I desire you⌟, O Lord. ⁵For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, and abundant in loyal love for all who call to you. ⁶Heed, O Yahweh, my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplications. ⁷In the day of my trouble I call to you, because you answer me. ⁸There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, and there are no works like yours. ⁹All the nations that you have made will come and bow down before you, O Lord, and glorify your name. ¹⁰For you are great and doing wondrous things; you alone are God. ¹¹Teach me, O Yahweh, your way, that I may walk in your truth. Unite my heart to fear your name. ¹²I will give you thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and glorify your name forever, ¹³because your loyal love is great toward me, and you will have delivered my life from Sheol below. ¹⁴O God, arrogant men have risen up against me, even a gang of ruthless men seek my life, but they do not set you before them. ¹⁵But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, ⌞slow to anger⌟ and abundant in loyal love and faithfulness. ¹⁶Turn to me and be gracious to me. Give your strength to your servant, and grant victory to the son of your maidservant. ¹⁷Do a sign that benefits me, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame, because you, O Yahweh, have helped me and comforted me.