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86:1  [A prayer by David.] Turn your ear [toward me], O LORD. Answer me, because I am oppressed and needy.
86:2  Protect me, because I am faithful [to you]. Save your servant who trusts you. You are my God.
86:3  Have pity on me, O Lord, because I call out to you all day long.
86:4  Give me joy, O Lord, because I lift my soul to you.
86:5  You, O Lord, are good and forgiving, full of mercy toward everyone who calls out to you.
86:6  Open your ears to my prayer, O LORD. Pay attention when I plead for mercy.
86:7  When I am in trouble, I call out to you because you answer me.
86:8  No god is like you, O Lord. No one can do what you do.
86:9  All the nations that you have made will bow in your presence, O Lord. They will honor you.
86:10  Indeed, you are great, a worker of miracles. You alone are God.
86:11  Teach me your way, O LORD, so that I may live in your truth. Focus my heart on fearing you.
86:12  I will give thanks to you with all my heart, O Lord my God. I will honor you forever
86:13  because your mercy toward me is great. You have rescued me from the depths of hell.
86:14  O God, arrogant people attack me, and a mob of ruthless people seeks my life. They think nothing of you.
86:15  But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and merciful God. You are patient, always faithful and ready to forgive.
86:16  Turn toward me, and have pity on me. Give me your strength because I am your servant. Save me because I am the son of your female servant.
86:17  Grant me some proof of your goodness so that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame. You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.