﻿Psalms.
Chapter 86.
A prayer of David. Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. 
Preserve my life, for I am godly. You are my God; save your servant who trusts in you. 
Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to you all day long. 
Bring joy to your servant, for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 
For you, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on you. 
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy. 
In the day of my distress I call on you, because you answer me. 
O Lord, there is none like you among the gods, nor any works like yours. 
All the nations you have made will come and bow before you, O Lord, and they will glorify your name. 
For you are great and perform wonders; you alone are God. 
Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may walk in your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. 
I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. 
For great is your loving devotion to me; you have delivered me from the depths of Sheol. 
The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life; they have no regard for you. 
But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness. 
Turn to me and have mercy; grant your strength to your servant; save the son of your maidservant. 
Show me a sign of your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for you, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me. 
