Psalm 86–87

Great Is Your Steadfast Love

86ⁱA Prayer of David.

^1jIncline your ear, O Lord, and answer me,

for I am ^kpoor and needy.

²Preserve my life, for I am ^lgodly;

save your servant, who ^mtrusts in you—you are my God.

³ⁿBe gracious to me, O Lord,

for to you do I cry all the day.

⁴Gladden the soul of your servant,

for ^oto you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

⁵For you, O Lord, are good and ^pforgiving,

^qabounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.

^6rGive ear, O Lord, to my prayer;

listen to my plea for grace.

⁷In ^sthe day of my trouble I call upon you,

^tfor you answer me.

⁸There is ^unone like you among the gods, O Lord,

^vnor are there any works like yours.

^9wAll the nations you have made shall come

and worship before you, O Lord,

and shall glorify your name.

¹⁰For ^xyou are great and ^ydo wondrous things;

^zyou alone are God.

^11aTeach me your way, O Lord,

that I may ^bwalk in your truth;

^cunite my heart to fear your name.

¹²I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,

and I will glorify your name forever.

^13dFor great is your steadfast love toward me;

you have ^edelivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

¹⁴O God, insolent men have ^frisen up against me;

a band of ruthless men seeks my life,

and they do not set you before them.

¹⁵But you, O Lord, are a God ^gmerciful and gracious,

slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

^16hTurn to me and be gracious to me;

give your strength to ⁱyour servant,

and save ⁱthe son of your maidservant.

^17jShow me a sign of your ^kfavor,

that those who hate me may see and be put to shame

because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

Glorious Things of You Are Spoken

87A Psalm of ^lthe Sons of Korah. A Song.

¹On ^mthe holy mount ⁿstands the city he founded;

²the Lord ^oloves the gates of Zion

more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.

^3pGlorious things of you are spoken,

O ^qcity of God. Selah

⁴Among those who ^rknow me I mention ^sRahab and Babylon;

behold, Philistia and Tyre, with ^tCush¹—

“This one was born there,” they say.

⁵And of Zion it shall be said,

“This one and that one were born in her”;

for the Most High himself will ^uestablish her.

⁶The Lord records as he ^vregisters the peoples,

“This one was born there.” Selah

^7wSingers and ^xdancers alike say,

“All my ^ysprings are in you.”