Psm86:1 Prayer for Mercy, with Meditation on the Excellencies of the LORDA Prayer of David. Bow down Your ear, O LORD, hear me; For I am poor and needy.
Psm86:2 Preserve my life, for I am holy; You are my God; Save Your servant who trusts in You!
Psm86:3 Be merciful to me, O Lord, For I cry to You all day long.
Psm86:4 Rejoice the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
Psm86:5 For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.
Psm86:6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; And attend to the voice of my supplications.
Psm86:7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, For You will answer me.
Psm86:8 Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; Nor are there any works like Your works.
Psm86:9 All nations whom You have made Shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And shall glorify Your name.
Psm86:10 For You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God.
Psm86:11 Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name.
Psm86:12 I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore.
Psm86:13 For great is Your mercy toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.
Psm86:14 O God, the proud have risen against me, And a mob of violent men have sought my life, And have not set You before them.
Psm86:15 But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.
Psm86:16 Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give Your strength to Your servant, And save the son of Your maidservant.
Psm86:17 Show me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.