Psalm 86
Translated from the Hebrew of the Westminster Leningrad Codex. Tap a verse to see why it reads as it does. Tap a small letter to read its footnote.
Unite my heart to fear your name
1A prayer of David. \q LORD, turn your ear toward me and answer, \q because I am afflicted and in need. 2Protect my life, for I am loyal to you. You are my God; rescue me, your servant, \q for I trust in you. 3Lord, show me your favor; \q I keep calling to you the whole day through. 4Make your servant glad, \q for my heart reaches out to you, Lord. 5For you, Lord, are good and quick to forgive, \q rich in loyal love to everyone who calls to you. 6LORD, turn your ear to my prayer; \q pay attention to my voice as I plead for mercy. 7On my day of trouble I cry out to you, \q sure that you will answer. 8Lord, no god is like you, \q and no one has done works like yours. 9Every nation you formed will come and bow low before you, Lord, \q and give glory to your name. 10For you are great, a worker of wonders; \q only you are God. 11LORD, teach me your way, \q and I will live by your truth; \q give me a heart set on one thing, to revere your name. 12Lord my God, I will thank you with my whole heart \q and honor your name for all time. 13For your loyal love for me is great; \q you have pulled me out of deepest Sheol. 14God, the proud have come at me, \q and a pack of brutal people is hunting for my life; \q they do not keep you in view. 15But you, Lord, are a God full of compassion and grace, \q slow to grow angry, \q overflowing with loyal love and faithfulness. 16Turn to me and show me your favor; \q lend your servant your strength, \q and rescue the son of your servant woman. 17Give me a sign that you mean me good, \q so that those who hate me see it and are left ashamed, \q because you, LORD, have come to my aid and brought me comfort.