Psalm 86 New Living Translation
1 Bend down, O Lord, and hear my prayer;
answer me, for I need your help.
2 Protect me, for I am devoted to you.
Save me, for I serve you and trust you.
You are my God.
3 Be merciful to me, O Lord,
for I am calling on you constantly.
4 Give me happiness, O Lord,
for I give myself to you.
5 O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive,
so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.
6 Listen closely to my prayer, O Lord;
hear my urgent cry.
7 I will call to you whenever I’m in trouble,
and you will answer me.
8 No pagan god is like you, O Lord.
None can do what you do!
9 All the nations you made
will come and bow before you, Lord;
they will praise your holy name.
10 For you are great and perform wonderful deeds.
You alone are God.
11 Teach me your ways, O Lord,
that I may live according to your truth!Grant me purity of heart,
so that I may honor you.
12 With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God.
I will give glory to your name forever,
13 for your love for me is very great.
You have rescued me from the depths of death.
14 O God, insolent people rise up against me;
a violent gang is trying to kill me.
You mean nothing to them.
15 But you, O Lord,
are a God of compassion and mercy,
slow to get angry
and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
16 Look down and have mercy on me.
Give your strength to your servant;
save me, the son of your servant.
17 Send me a sign of your favor.
Then those who hate me will be put to shame,
for you, O Lord, help and comfort me.
GOD HEARS US IN PRAYER
Psalm 86:1 New Living Translation
1 Bend down, O Lord, and hear my prayer;
answer me, for I need your help.
Psalm 86:6-7 New Living Translation
6 Listen closely to my prayer, O Lord;
hear my urgent cry.
7 I will call to you whenever I’m in trouble,
and you will answer me.
1 John 5:14 New Living Translation
14 And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him.
El Shama – Hebrew name for God – the God who hears me
1 Peter 3:12 New Living Translation
The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right,
and his ears are open to their prayers.
But the Lord turns his face
against those who do evil.”
Proverbs 28:9 New Living Translation
God detests the prayers
of a person who ignores the law.
Psalm 66:18 New Living Translation
If I had not confessed the sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
James 4:3 New Living Translation
3 And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.
GOD IS MERCIFUL TO US IN PRAYER
Psalm 86:3 New Living Translation
Be merciful to me, O Lord,
for I am calling on you constantly.
Psalm 86:15-16 New Living Translation
15 But you, O Lord,
are a God of compassion and mercy,
slow to get angry
and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
16 Look down and have mercy on me.
Give your strength to your servant;
save me, the son of your servant.
Psalm 57:1 New Living Translation
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy!
I look to you for protection.
I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings
until the danger passes by.
GOD PROTECTS US IN PRAYER
Psalm 86:2 New Living Translation
2 Protect me, for I am devoted to you.
Save me, for I serve you and trust you.
You are my God.
Psalm 18:2 New Living Translation
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;
my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.
He is my shield, the power that saves me,
and my place of safety.
Matthew 6:13 New Living Translation
And don’t let us yield to temptation,
but rescue us from the evil one.
John 17:14-15 New Living Translation
14 I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. 15 I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one.
GOD GIVES US JOY AND HAPPINESS IN PRAYER
Psalm 86:4-5 New Living Translation
4 Give me happiness, O Lord,
for I give myself to you.
5 O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive,
so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.
Psalm 86:12-13 New Living Translation
12 With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God.
I will give glory to your name forever,
13 for your love for me is very great.
You have rescued me from the depths of death.
Psalm 32:11 New Living Translation
So rejoice in the Lord and be glad, all you who obey him!
Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!
Psalm 51:10 New Living Translation
Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a loyal spirit within me.