1 A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
2 Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.
3 Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
4 Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
5 For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
6 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.
7 In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me.
8 O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.
9 All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
10 For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.
11 Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.
12 I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.
13 For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
14 The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You.
15 But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
16 Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.
17 Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
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Today's Verse
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
Verse Of The DayDavid's confidence rests on the character described in Psalms 86:5, that the Lord is 'ready to forgive, and plenteous in mercy,' a promise later echoed in Jeremiah 32:38-39. The prayer ends asking for a visible token of God's help against his accusers.
