# Psalm 86 (New King James Version)
Prayer for Mercy, with Meditation on the Excellencies of the Lord

##### Chapter 86
###### 1 Bow down Your ear, O Lord, hear me;  
For I _am_ poor and needy.  

###### 2 Preserve my life, for I _am_ holy;  
You are my God;  
Save Your servant who trusts in You!  

###### 3 Be merciful to me, O Lord,  
For I cry to You all day long.  

###### 4 Rejoice the soul of Your servant,  
For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.  

###### 5 For You, Lord, _are_ good, and ready to forgive,  
And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.

###### 6 Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;  
And attend to the voice of my supplications.  

###### 7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,  
For You will answer me.

###### 8 Among the gods _there is_ none like You, O Lord;  
Nor _are there any works_ like Your works.  

###### 9 All nations whom You have made  
Shall come and worship before You, O Lord,  
And shall glorify Your name.  

###### 10 For You _are_ great, and do wondrous things;  
You alone _are_ God.

###### 11 Teach me Your way, O Lord;  
I will walk in Your truth;  
Unite my heart to fear Your name.  

###### 12 I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,  
And I will glorify Your name forevermore.  

###### 13 For great _is_ Your mercy toward me,  
And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

###### 14 O God, the proud have risen against me,  
And a mob of violent _men_ have sought my life,  
And have not set You before them.  

###### 15 But You, O Lord, _are_ a God full of compassion, and gracious,  
Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.

###### 16 Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me!  
Give Your strength to Your servant,  
And save the son of Your maidservant.  

###### 17 Show me a sign for good,  
That those who hate me may see _it_ and be ashamed,  
Because You, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.