Psalm 86 | New International Version

A prayer of David.

1 Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

2 Guard my life, for I am faithful to you; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God;

3 have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.

4 Bring joy to your servant, Lord, for I put my trust in you.

5 You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.

6 Hear my prayer, Lord; listen to my cry for mercy.

7 When I am in distress, I call to you, because you answer me.

8 Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours.

9 All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name.

10 For you are great and do marvellous deeds; you alone are God.

11 Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.

12 I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name for ever.

13 For great is your love towards me; you have delivered me from the depths, from the realm of the dead.

14 Arrogant foes are attacking me, O God; ruthless people are trying to kill me – they have no regard for you.

15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.

16 Turn to me and have mercy on me; show your strength on behalf of your servant; save me, because I serve you just as my mother did.

17 Give me a sign of your goodness, that my enemies may see it and be put to shame, for you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

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New International Reader’s Version

A prayer of David.

1 LORD, hear me and answer me. I am poor and needy.

2 Keep my life safe, because I am faithful to you. Save me, because I trust in you. You are my God.

3 Lord, have mercy on me. I call out to you all day long.

4 Bring joy to me. Lord, I put my trust in you.

5 Lord, you are forgiving and good. You are full of love for all who call out to you.

6 LORD, hear my prayer. Listen to my cry for mercy.

7 When I’m in trouble, I will call out to you. And you will answer me.

8 Lord, there’s no one like you among the gods. No one can do what you do.

9 Lord, all the nations you have made will come and worship you. They will bring glory to you.

10 You are great. You do wonderful things. You alone are God.

11 LORD, teach me how you want me to live. Do this so that I will depend on you, my faithful God. Give me a heart that doesn’t want anything more than to worship you.

12 Lord my God, I will praise you with all my heart. I will bring glory to you for ever.

13 Great is your love for me. You have kept me from going down into the place of the dead.

14 God, proud people are attacking me. A gang of mean people is trying to kill me. They don’t care about you.

15 But Lord, you are a God who is tender and kind. You are gracious. You are slow to get angry. You are faithful and full of love.

16 Come to my aid and have mercy on me. Show your strength by helping me. Save me because I serve you just as my mother did.

17 Prove your goodness to me. Then my enemies will see it and be put to shame. LORD, you have helped me and given me comfort.

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