“Listen, O YAHWEH, and answer
me, for I am afflicted and needy.
Preserve my life, for I am
GOD-fearing; save YOUR servant who trusts in YOU.
Have mercy on me, O YAHWEH, for
I cry to YOU all day.
Bring joy to the soul of YOUR
servant; for YOU, O YAHWEH, I lift up my soul.
YOU are good and forgiving, O
YAHWEH, caring for those who call on YOU.
Listen, O YAHWEH, to my prayer,
hear the voice of my pleading.”
– Psalm 86:1-6
(This
is a gentle psalm, a little muted in tone, without cries for help or loud
shouts of anguish. The psalmist, here,
is making a sincere and true appeal to GOD to answer his prayer. There are always enemies about; but GOD is
not asked to destroy them [a refreshing change!]. HE is asked only to ‘turn and take pity’ on
the persecuted. The psalmist never stops
asking, and he is rightly sure that such a GOD could never stop giving.
Whenever
we live moments of anguish, whatever their cause, it will be good for us to
confide our burden on another, on GOD, whose presence in this psalm, is
comforting. JESUS tells us in Matthew
11:24: “Whatever you ask for in prayer full of faith, you will receive.” We have this assurance from JESUS
HIMSELF. So, full of faith, let us also
pray to GOD, for whatever we need, assured that it will be answered.)
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