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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://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</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></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" src="/bmc//psalms/86-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/psalms/">Psalm</a> > Psalm 86</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/85.htm" title="Psalm 85">◄</a> Psalm 86 <a href="../psalms/87.htm" title="Psalm 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 align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/psalms/86.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/psalms/86.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/psalms/86.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/psalms/86.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/psalms/86.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/psalms/86.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/psalms/86.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Tried but Trusting<p class="pshdg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/86-1.htm"><b></b></a></span>A prayer of David. <p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="#"><b>1</b></a></span>Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, <p class="indent2"> for I am poor and needy. <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/86-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Preserve my soul, for I am godly. <p class="indent2"> You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/86-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Be merciful to me, O Lord, <p class="indent2"> for I call to You all day long. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/86-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Bring joy to Your servant, <p class="indent2"> for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/86-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, <p class="indent2"> rich in loving devotion to all who call on You. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/86-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Hear my prayer, O LORD, <p class="indent2"> and attend to my plea for mercy. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/86-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>In the day of my distress I call on You, <p class="indent2"> because You answer me. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/86-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, <p class="indent2"> nor any works like Yours. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/86-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>All the nations You have made <p class="indent2"> will come and bow before You, O Lord, <p class="indent2"> and they will glorify Your name. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/86-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For You are great and perform wonders; <p class="indent2"> You alone are God. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/86-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Teach me Your way, O LORD, <p class="indent2"> that I may walk in Your truth. <p class="indent1"> Give me an undivided heart, <p class="indent2"> that I may fear Your name. <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/86-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; <p class="indent2"> I will glorify Your name forever. <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/86-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For great is Your loving devotion to me; <p class="indent2"> You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol. <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/86-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The arrogant rise against me, O God; <p class="indent2"> a band of ruthless men seeks my life, <p class="indent2"> with no regard for You. <A name="16"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/86-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, <p class="indent2"> slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness. <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/86-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Turn to me and have mercy; <p class="indent2"> grant Your strength to Your servant; <p class="indent2"> save the son of Your maidservant. <A name=""></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/86-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Show me a sign of Your goodness, <p class="indent2"> that my enemies may see and be ashamed; <p class="indent2"> for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.</p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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