Psalm 86

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 forever.
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.