OEBcth - Psalms - 86

86:1  Incline your ear, Lord, and answer me, for I am afflicted and needy. Guard me, for I am loyal: save your servant, who trusts in you.

86:3  Lord, be gracious to me, for you are my God; I cry to you all the day.

86:4  Gladden the heart of your servant; for to you, Lord, I set my hope.

86:5  For you, Lord, are good and forgiving, rich in love towards all who call on you.

86:6  Listen, O Lord, to my prayer; attend to my plea for mercy.

86:7  In the day of my trouble I call on you, with assurance that you will answer me.

86:8  None of the gods is like you, Lord, nor are any works like yours.

86:9  All the nations you have made will come and bow down before you, giving glory, O Lord, to your name.

86:10  For great are you, and a doer of wonders; you alone are God.

86:11  Teach me, O Lord, your way, that I may walk in your truth: so my heart shall rejoice in your name.

86:12  I will give you thanks, O Lord, with all my heart, my God, I will honour your name forever.

86:13  For great is your love towards me, from the depths of Sheol you have saved me.

86:14  Haughty men have risen up against me, O God, a band of the violent seeking my life, who think nothing of you.

86:15  But you are a God of pity and grace, patient and rich in kindness and faithfulness; turn to me with your grace, O Lord.

86:16  Grant your strength to your servant, and save the child of your handmaid.

86:17  Show me a sign of your favour, which those who hate me may see with confusion, since you, Lord, are my helper and comforter.