Psalm 86 Inclina, Domine
1 Bow down your ear, O LORD, and an-swer me, *
for I am poor and in mis-ery.
2 Keep watch over my life, for I am faith-ful; *
save your servant who puts her trust in you.
3 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for you are my God; *
I call upon you all the day long.
4 Gladden the soul of your ser-vant, *
for to you, O LORD, I lift up my soul.
5 For you, O LORD, are good and for-giv-ing, *
and great is your love toward all who call up-on you.
6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer, *
and attend to the voice of my sup-pli-ca-tions.
7 In the time of my trouble I will call up-on you, *
for you will an-swer me.
8 Among the gods there is none like you, O LORD, *
nor anything like your works.
9 All the nations you have made will come and worship you, O LORD, *
and glorify your Name.
10 For you are great; you do won-drous things; *
and you alone are God.
11 Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; *
knit my heart to you that I may fear your Name.
12 I will thank you, O LORD my God, with all my heart, *
and glorify your Name for ev-ermore.
13 For great is your love toward me; *
you have delivered me from the nether-most Pit.
14 The arrogant rise up against me, O God, and a band of violent men seeks my life; *
they have not set you before their eyes.
15 But you, O LORD, are gracious and full of com-pas-sion, *
slow to anger, and full of kindness and truth.
16 Turn to me and have mercy up-on me; *
give your strength to your servant; and save the child of your hand-maid.
17 Show me a sign of your favor, so that those who hate me may see it and be a-shamed; *
because you, O LORD, have helped me and com-forted me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Ho-ly Spir-it: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. A-men.