86 Incline, O Yahweh, your ear and answer me,
because I am poor and needy.
² Watch over my life because I am faithful.
You are my God; save your servant.
I am the one who trusts you.
³ Be gracious to me, O Lord,
because I call to you all day long.^[b]
4 Make glad the soul of your servant,
because I desire you,^[c] O Lord.
⁵ For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
and abundant in loyal love^[d] for all who call to you.
⁶ Heed, O Yahweh, my prayer,
and attend to the voice of my supplications.
⁷ In the day of my trouble I call to you,
because you answer me.
⁸ There is none like you among the gods, O Lord,
and there are no works like yours.
⁹ All the nations that you have made will come
and bow down^[e] before you, O Lord,
and glorify your name.
¹⁰ For you are great and doing wondrous things;
you alone are God.
¹¹ Teach me, O Yahweh, your way,
that I may walk in your truth.
Unite my heart^[f] to fear your name.
¹² I will give you thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
and glorify your name forever,
¹³ because your loyal love is great toward me,
and you will have delivered my life from Sheol^[g] below.
¹⁴ O God, arrogant men have risen up against me,
even a gang of ruthless men seek my life,
but they do not set you before them.^[h]
15 But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger^[i] and abundant in loyal love and faithfulness.
¹⁶ Turn to me and be gracious to me.
Give your strength to your servant,
and grant victory to the son^[j] of your maidservant.
¹⁷ Do a sign that benefits me,
that those who hate me may see and be put to shame,
because you, O Yahweh, have helped me and comforted me.