Psalm 86

¹ Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me,
for I am poor and needy.

² Preserve my life, for I am faithful;
save your servant who trusts in you.
You are my God.

³ Be gracious to me, O Lord,
for to you I cry all day long.

⁴ Gladden the soul of your servant,
for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

⁵ For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
abounding in faithful love to all who call on you.

⁶ Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer;
attend to the sound of my pleas for mercy.

⁷ In the day of my trouble I call on you,
for you answer me.

⁸ There is none like you among the gods, O Lord,
and there are no works like yours.

⁹ All the nations you have made will come
and bow down before you, O Lord,
and will glorify your name.

¹⁰ For you are great and do wondrous things;
you alone are God.

¹¹ Teach me your way, O LORD,
that I may walk in your truth;
unite my heart to fear your name.

¹² I will give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
and I will glorify your name forever.

¹³ For great is your faithful love toward me;
you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

¹⁴ O God, the arrogant rise against me;
a band of ruthless men seeks my life,
and they do not set you before them.

¹⁵ But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth.

¹⁶ Turn to me and be gracious to me;
give your strength to your servant
and save the son of your maidservant.

¹⁷ Show me a sign of your favor,
that those who hate me may see and be put to shame,
because you, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.