Psalms 86
86
A Prayer of Faith
King David’s prayer
1Lord, bend down to listen to my prayer.
I am in deep trouble. I’m broken and humbled,
and I desperately need your help.
2Guard my life, for I’m your faithful friend, your loyal servant for life.
I turn to you in faith, my God, my hero; come and rescue me!
3Lord God, hear my constant cry for help;
show me your favor and bring me to your fountain of grace!
4Restore joy to your loving servant once again,
for all I am is yours, O God.
5Lord, you are so good to me, so kind in every way # 86:5 The Septuagint reads “You’re my provider.”
and ready to forgive,
for your grace-fountain keeps overflowing,
drenching all your devoted lovers who pray to you.
6God, won’t you pay attention to this urgent cry?
Lord, bend down to listen to my prayer.
7Whenever trouble strikes, I will keep crying out to you,
for I know your help is on the way.
8God, there’s no one like you;
there’s no other god as famous as you.
You outshine all others, and your miracles make it easy to know you.
9Lord Almighty, you are the one who created all the nations.
Look at them—they’re all on their way!
Yes, the day will come when they all will worship you
and put your glory on display.
10You are the one and only God.
What miracles! What wonders! What greatness belongs to you!
11Teach me more about you, how you work and how you move,
so that I can walk onward in your truth
until everything within me brings honor to your name.
12With all my heart and passion I will thank you, my God!
I will give glory to your name, always and forever!
13You love me so much, and you have placed your greatness upon me. # 86:13 As translated from the Aramaic.
You rescued me from the deepest place of darkness,
and you have delivered me from a certain death.
14God, look at how these arrogant ones have defied me.
Like a vicious band of violent men, they have tried to kill me.
They wouldn’t worry for a moment that they were sinning against you!
15But Lord, your nurturing love is tender and gentle.
You are slow to get angry yet so swift to show your faithful love.
You are full of abounding grace and truth. # 86:15 As translated from the Aramaic and the Septuagint.
16Bring me to your grace-fountain
so that your strength becomes mine.
Be my hero and come rescue your servant once again!
17Send me a miraculous sign to show me how much you love me,
so that those who hate me will see it and be ashamed.
Don’t they know that you, Lord, are my comforter,
the one who comes to help me?
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Psalm 86
Lament and Petition
A prayer of David.
1Listen, Lord, and answer me,
for I am poor and needy.#Ps 17:6; 31:2; 70:5
2Protect my life, for I am faithful.#1Sm 2:9; Ps 37:28
You are my God; save your servant who trusts in you.#Ps 109:26
3Be gracious to me, Lord,
for I call to you all day long.#Ps 25:5; 88:9
4Bring joy to your servant’s life,
because I appeal to you, Lord.#Ps 25:1; 43:5
5For you, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive,#Ps 130:4
abounding in faithful love to all who call on you.#Ps 103:8; 145:8
6 Lord, hear my prayer;
listen to my cries for mercy.#Ps 55:1–2
7I call on you in the day of my distress,
for you will answer me.#Gn 35:3; Ps 17:6; 20:1
8Lord, there is no one like you among the gods,
and there are no works like yours.#Ex 15:11; Dt 3:24; Ps 89:6
9All the nations you have made
will come and bow down before you, Lord,
and will honor your name.#Ps 22:7; Is 66:24; Rv 15:4
10For you are great and perform wonders;
you alone are God.#2Kg 19:15; Ps 72:18; 83:18; Jr 10:6
11Teach me your way, Lord,
and I will live by your truth.
Give me an undivided mind to fear your name.#Ps 25:4–5; 26:3
12I will praise you with all my heart, Lord my God,
and will honor your name forever.#Ps 111:1
13For your faithful love for me is great,
and you rescue my life from the depths of Sheol.#Ps 30:3; Ezk 26:20
14God, arrogant people have attacked me;
a gang of ruthless men intends to kill me.
They do not let you guide them.#86:14 Lit They do not set you in front of them#Ps 54:3
15But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth.#Ex 34:6; Nm 14:18; Neh 9:17
16Turn to me and be gracious to me.
Give your strength to your servant;
save the son of your female servant.#Ps 25:16; 68:35
17Show me a sign of your goodness;
my enemies will see and be put to shame
because you, Lord, have helped and comforted me.#Ps 112:10; 132:18
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