English Standard Version

Psalm 86:1-12 English Standard Version (ESV)

1. Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me,for I am poor and needy.

2. Preserve my life, for I am godly;save your servant, who trusts in you—you are my God.

3. Be gracious to me, O Lord,for to you do I cry all the day.

4. Gladden the soul of your servant,for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

5. For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.

6. Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;listen to my plea for grace.

7. In the day of my trouble I call upon you, for you answer me.

8. There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours.

9. All the nations you have made shall comeand 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,that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.

12. I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,and I will glorify your name forever.