Psalm

86 Incline, O Jehovah, your ear. Answer me,+

For I am afflicted and poor.+

 2 O do guard my soul, for I am loyal.+

Save your servant—you are my God—that is trusting in you.+

 3 Show me favor, O Jehovah,*+

For to you I keep calling all day long.+

 4 Make the soul of your servant rejoice,+

For to you, O Jehovah,* I lift up my very soul.+

 5 For you, O Jehovah,* are good+ and ready to forgive;+

And the loving-kindness to all those calling upon you is abundant.+

 6 Do give ear, O Jehovah, to my prayer;+

And do pay attention to the voice of my entreaties.+

 7 In the day of my distress I will call upon you,+

For you will answer me.+

 8 There is none like you among the gods,* O Jehovah,*+

Neither are there any works like yours.+

 9 All the nations whom you have made will themselves come,+

And they will bow down before you, O Jehovah,*+

And will give glory to your name.+

10 For you are great and are doing wondrous things;+

You are God, you alone.+

11 Instruct me, O Jehovah, about your way.+

I shall walk in your truth.+

Unify my heart to fear your name.+

12 I laud you, O Jehovah* my God, with all my heart,+

And I will glorify your name to time indefinite,

13 For your loving-kindness is great toward me,+

And you have delivered my soul out of Sheʹol, its lowest place.+

14 O God, the presumptuous ones themselves have risen up against me;+

And the very assembly of tyrannical ones have looked for my soul,+

And they have not set you in front of themselves.+

15 But you, O Jehovah,* are a God* merciful and gracious,+

Slow to anger+ and abundant in loving-kindness and trueness.*+

16 Turn to me and show me favor.+

Do give your strength to your servant,+

And do save the son of your slave girl.+

17 Work out with me a sign meaning goodness,

That those hating me may see [it] and be ashamed.+

For you yourself, O Jehovah, have helped me and comforted me.+