Psalms 86

ISV^{(i) 1} A Davidic prayer
Help Us, God LORD, listen and answer me, for I am afflicted and needy. ² Protect me, for I am faithful; My God, deliver your servant who trusts in you. ³ Have mercy on me Lord, for I call on you all day long. ⁴ Your servant rejoices, because, Lord, I set my hope on you. ⁵ Indeed you, Lord, are kind and forgiving, overflowing with gracious love to everyone who calls on you. ⁶ Hear my prayer, LORD; attend to my prayer of supplication. ⁷ In my troubled times I will call on you, for you will answer me. ⁸ No one can compare with you among the gods, Lord; No one can accomplish your work. ⁹ All the nations that you have established will come and worship you, my Lord. They will honor your name. ¹⁰ For you are great, and you are doing awesome things; you alone are God. ¹¹ Teach me your ways, LORD, that I may walk in your truth; let me wholeheartedly revere your name. ¹² I will praise you, Lord my God, with my whole being; and I will honor your name continuously. ¹³ For great is your gracious love to me; you’ve delivered me from the depths of Sheol. ¹⁴ God, arrogant men rise up against me, while a company of ruthless individuals want to kill me. They do not have regard for you. ¹⁵ But you, Lord, are a compassionate God, merciful and patient, with unending gracious love and faithfulness. ¹⁶ Return to me and have mercy on me; clothe your servant with your strength and deliver the son of your maid servant. ¹⁷ Show me a sign of your goodness, so that those who hate me will see it and be ashamed. For you, LORD, will help and comfort me.