Psalm 86:11-88:4

English Standard Version

¹¹^(A)Teach me your way, O Lord,
    that I may ^(B)walk in your truth;
    ^(C)unite my heart to fear your name.
¹²I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,
    and I will glorify your name forever.
¹³^(D)For great is your steadfast love toward me;
    you have ^(E)delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

¹⁴O God, insolent men have ^(F)risen up against me;
    a band of ruthless men seeks my life,
    and they do not set you before them.
¹⁵But you, O Lord, are a God ^(G)merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
¹⁶^(H)Turn to me and be gracious to me;
    give your strength to ^(I)your servant,
    and save ^(J)the son of your maidservant.
¹⁷^(K)Show me a sign of your ^(L)favor,
    that those who hate me may see and be put to shame
    because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

Glorious Things of You Are Spoken

A Psalm of ^(M)the Sons of Korah. A Song.

87 On ^(N)the holy mount ^(O)stands the city he founded;
²    the Lord ^(P)loves the gates of Zion
    more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
³^(Q)Glorious things of you are spoken,
    O ^(R)city of God. Selah

⁴Among those who ^(S)know me I mention ^(T)Rahab and Babylon;
    behold, Philistia and Tyre, with ^(U)Cush^[a]—
    “This one was born there,” they say.
⁵And of Zion it shall be said,
    “This one and that one were born in her”;
    for the Most High himself will ^(V)establish her.
⁶The Lord records as he ^(W)registers the peoples,
    “This one was born there.” Selah

⁷^(X)Singers and ^(Y)dancers alike say,
“All my ^(Z)springs are in you.”

I Cry Out Day and Night Before You

A Song. A Psalm of ^(AA)the Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to ^(AB)Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil^[b] of ^(AC)Heman the Ezrahite.

88 O Lord, ^(AD)God of my salvation,
I ^(AE)cry out day and night before you.
²Let my prayer come before you;
^(AF)incline your ear to my cry!

³For my soul is full of troubles,
and ^(AG)my life draws near to ^(AH)Sheol.
⁴I am counted among those who ^(AI)go down to the pit;
I am a man who has no strength,