Through My Bible Yr 02 – June 18

Psalms 86 – 87

Through My Bible – June 18

Psalms 86 – 87 (EHV)

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Psalm 86

Guard My Life

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A prayer by David.

David’s Need and David’s Faith

Turn your ear, O Lord.
Answer me, for I am poor and needy.
Guard my life, for I am favored by you. [1]
You are my God.
Save your servant, who trusts in you.
Have mercy on me, O Lord,
for I call to you all day long.
Bring joy to the soul of your servant,
for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

God’s Grace

Indeed, you, Lord, are good and forgiving
and abounding in mercy to all who call to you.
Give ear to my prayer, O Lord.
Pay attention to the sound of my cries for mercy.

God’s Ruling Power

In the day of my distress I will call to you,
    because you will answer me.
There is no one like you among the gods, O Lord.
There are no deeds like your deeds.
All the nations you have made will come.
They will bow before you, O Lord,
and they will give glory to your name,
10 because you are great and do marvelous deeds.
You alone are God.

God’s Praise

11 Teach me your way, O Lord.
I will walk in your truth.
Give me wholehearted commitment to fear your name.
12 I will thank you, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
and I will glorify your name forever.
13 For great is your mercy toward me,
and you have delivered my soul from “the lowest hell.” [2]

The Plea Repeated

14 God, the arrogant rise against me.
A mob of ruthless men seeks my life.
They pay no attention to you.
15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger, abounding in mercy and faithfulness.
16 Turn to me and have mercy on me.
Give your strength to your servant.
Save the son of your maidservant.
17 Give a sign of your goodness for me.
Then those who hate me will see it and be put to shame,
because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

Psalm 87

The Glorious City

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By the Sons of Korah. A psalm. A song.

The Holy City

The city he founded is on the holy mountains.
The Lord loves the gates of Zion
    more than all the other dwellings of Jacob. Interlude
Glorious things are spoken about you, O City of God.

Its Citizens

I will register Rahab [3] and Babylon among those who know me.
Look! Philistia and Tyre are there, along with Cush!
Of them I say, “This one was born there in Zion.” [4]
And about Zion it will be said,
“This one and that one were born in her,
and the Most High himself will establish her.”
When he registers the peoples,
the Lord will write: Interlude
“This one was born there.”
Then the singers, as they dance, will sing,
“All my springs are in you.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 86:2 Or I am loyal to you
  2. Psalm 86:13 Or have delivered my life from the depths of the grave
  3. Psalm 87:4 Rahab here is a name for Egypt, which is pictured as a sea monster.
  4. Psalm 87:4 The words of them I say and in Zion are added to clarify the antecedents.

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