PSALMS.
Chapter 86.
A prayer by David. Turn your ear ⌞toward me⌟, O Lord. Answer me, because I am oppressed and needy. 
Protect me, because I am faithful ⌞to you⌟. Save your servant who trusts you. You are my God. 
Have pity on me, O Lord, because I call out to you all day long. 
Give me joy, O Lord, because I lift my soul to you. 
You, O Lord, are good and forgiving, full of mercy toward everyone who calls out to you. 
Open your ears to my prayer, O Lord. Pay attention when I plead for mercy. 
When I am in trouble, I call out to you because you answer me. 
No god is like you, O Lord. No one can do what you do. 
All the nations that you have made will bow in your presence, O Lord. They will honor you. 
Indeed, you are great, a worker of miracles. You alone are God. 
Teach me your way, O Lord, so that I may live in your truth. Focus my heart on fearing you. 
I will give thanks to you with all my heart, O Lord my God. I will honor you forever 
because your mercy toward me is great. You have rescued me from the depths of hell. 
O God, arrogant people attack me, and a mob of ruthless people seeks my life. They think nothing of you. 
But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and merciful God. You are patient, always faithful and ready to forgive. 
Turn toward me, and have pity on me. Give me your strength because I am your servant. Save me because I am the son of your female servant. 
Grant me some proof of your goodness so that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame. You, O Lord, have helped me and comforted me. 
