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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 86 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/86.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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87">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">A Prayer for Help<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.86.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_86_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.86.1" class="v19_86_1">1</span>Listen to me, <span class="nd">Lord</span>, and answer me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_1">for I am helpless and weak.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_86_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.86.2" class="v19_86_2">2</span>Save me from death, because I am loyal to you;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_2">save me, for I am your servant and I trust in you.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_86_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.86.3" class="v19_86_3">3</span>You are my God, so be merciful to me;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_3">I pray to you all day long.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_86_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.86.4" class="v19_86_4">4</span>Make your servant glad, O Lord,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_4">because my prayers go up to you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_86_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.86.5" class="v19_86_5">5</span>You are good to us and forgiving,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_5">full of constant love for all who pray to you.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_86_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.86.6" class="v19_86_6">6</span>Listen, <span class="nd">Lord</span>, to my prayer;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_6">hear my cries for help.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_86_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.86.7" class="v19_86_7">7</span>I call to you in times of trouble,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_7">because you answer my prayers.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_86_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.86.8" class="v19_86_8">8</span>There is no god like you, O Lord,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_8">not one has done what you have done.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_86_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.86.9" class="v19_86_9">9</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.86.9!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> All the nations that you have created</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_9">will come and bow down to you;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_9">they will praise your greatness.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_86_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.86.10" class="v19_86_10">10</span>You are mighty and do wonderful things;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_10">you alone are God.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_86_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.86.11" class="v19_86_11">11</span>Teach me, <span class="nd">Lord</span>, what you want me to do,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_11">and I will obey you faithfully;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_11">teach me to serve you with complete devotion.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_86_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.86.12" class="v19_86_12">12</span>I will praise you with all my heart, O Lord my God;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_12">I will proclaim your greatness forever.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_86_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.86.13" class="v19_86_13">13</span>How great is your constant love for me!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_13">You have saved me from the grave itself.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_86_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.86.14" class="v19_86_14">14</span>Proud people are coming against me, O God;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_14">a cruel gang is trying to kill me—</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_14">people who pay no attention to you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_86_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.86.15" class="v19_86_15">15</span>But you, O Lord, are a merciful and loving God,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_15">always patient, always kind and faithful.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_86_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.86.16" class="v19_86_16">16</span>Turn to me and have mercy on me;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_16">strengthen me and save me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_16">because I serve you just as my mother did.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_86_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.86.17" class="v19_86_17">17</span>Show me proof of your goodness, <span class="nd">Lord</span>;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_17">those who hate me will be ashamed</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_86_17">when they see that you have given me comfort and help.</span></p><a 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