Psalm 86

Easy-to-Read Version

86 I am a poor, helpless man.
    Lord, please listen to me and answer my prayer!
² I am your follower, so please protect me.
    I am your servant, and you are my God.
    I trust in you, so save me.
³ My Lord, be kind to me.
    I have been praying to you all day.
⁴ My Lord, I put my life in your hands.
    I am your servant, so make me happy.
⁵ My Lord, you are good and merciful.
    You love all those who call to you for help.
⁶ Lord, hear my prayer.
    Listen to my cry for mercy.
⁷ I am praying to you in my time of trouble.
    I know you will answer me.
⁸ My Lord, there is no God like you.
    No one can do what you have done.
⁹ My Lord, you made everyone.
    I wish they all would come worship you and honor your name.
¹⁰ You are great and do amazing things.
    You and you alone are God.
¹¹ Lord, teach me your ways,
    and I will live and obey your truths.
Help me make worshiping your name
    the most important thing in my life.
¹² My Lord God, I praise you with all my heart.
    I will honor your name forever!
¹³ You have such great love for me.
    You save me from the place of death.
¹⁴ Proud people are attacking me, God.
    A gang of cruel men is trying to kill me.
    They don’t respect you.
¹⁵ My Lord, you are a kind and merciful God.
    You are patient, loyal, and full of love.
¹⁶ Show that you hear me and be kind to me.
    I am your servant, so give me strength.
    I am your slave, as my mother was, so save me!
¹⁷ Lord, show me a sign that you care for me.
    My enemies will see it and be disappointed,
    because you helped and comforted me.