Psalm 86–87

PSALM 86

A Psalm of Supplication and Trust.

A Prayer of David.

^1aIncline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me;

For I am ^bafflicted and needy.

^2aPreserve my ¹soul, for I am a ^bgodly man;

O You my God, save Your servant who ^ctrusts in You.

³Be ^agracious to me, O Lord,

For ^bto You I cry all day long.

⁴Make glad the soul of Your servant,

For to You, O Lord, ^aI lift up my soul.

⁵For You, Lord, are ^agood, and ^bready to forgive,

And ^cabundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.

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

And give heed to the voice of my supplications!

⁷In ^athe day of my trouble I shall call upon You,

For ^bYou will answer me.

⁸There is ^ano one like You among the gods, O Lord,

Nor are there any works ^blike Yours.

^9aAll nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord,

And they shall glorify Your name.

¹⁰For You are ^agreat and ^bdo ¹wondrous deeds;

You alone ^care God.

^11aTeach me Your way, O Lord;

I will walk in Your truth;

^bUnite my heart to fear Your name.

¹²I will ^agive thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,

And will glorify Your name forever.

¹³For Your lovingkindness toward me is great,

And You have ^adelivered my soul from the ¹depths of ²Sheol.

¹⁴O God, arrogant men have ^arisen up against me,

And ¹a band of violent men have sought my ²life,

And they have not set You before them.

¹⁵But You, O Lord, are a God ^amerciful and gracious,

Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and ¹truth.

^16aTurn to me, and be gracious to me;

Oh ^bgrant Your strength to Your servant,

And save the ^cson of Your handmaid.

^17aShow me a sign for good,

That those who hate me may ^bsee it and be ashamed,

Because You, O Lord, ^chave helped me and comforted me.

PSALM 87

The Privileges of Citizenship in Zion.

A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song.

¹His ^afoundation is in the holy mountains.

²The Lord ^aloves the gates of Zion

More than all the other dwelling places of Jacob.

^3aGlorious things are spoken of you,

O ^bcity of God.

¹Selah.

⁴“I shall mention ^1aRahab and Babylon ²among those who know Me;

Behold, Philistia and ^bTyre with ^3cEthiopia:

‘This one was born there.’ ”

⁵But of Zion it shall be said, “This one and that one were born in her”;

And the Most High Himself will ^aestablish her.

⁶The Lord will count when He ^aregisters the peoples,

“This one was born there.”

Selah.

⁷Then those who ^asing as well as those who ^1bplay the flutes shall say,

“All my ^csprings of joy are in you.”