Psalms — Chapter 86
A prayer of David.Incline Your ear, O ETERNAL One,answer me,for I am poor and needy.
Preserve my life, for I am steadfast;O You, my God,deliver Your servant who trusts in You.
Have mercy on me, O my Sovereign,for I call to You all day long;
bring joy to Your servant’s life,for on You, my Sovereign, I set my hope.
For You, my Sovereign, are good and forgiving,abounding in steadfast love to all who call on You.
Give ear, O ETERNAL One, to my prayer;heed my plea for mercy.
In my time of trouble I call You,for You will answer me.
There is none like You among the gods, O my Sovereign,and there are no deeds like Yours.
All the nations You have madewill come to bow down before You, O my Sovereign,and they will pay honor to Your name.
For You are great and perform wonders;You alone are God.
Teach me Your way, O ETERNAL One;I will walk in Your truth;let my heart be undivided in reverence for Your name.
I will praise You, O my Sovereign, my God, with all my heartand pay honor to Your name forever.
For Your steadfast love toward me is great;You have saved me from the depths of Sheol.
O God, arrogant people have risen against me;a ruthless band seeks my life;they are not mindful of You.
But You, O my Sovereign, are a Godcompassionate and merciful,slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
Turn to me and have mercy on me;grant Your strength to Your servantand deliver the son of Your maidservant.
Show me a sign of Your favor,that my enemies may see and be frustratedbecause You, O ETERNAL One, have given me aid and comfort.
✦ Connected Across Traditions
The Golden Rule
Matthew 7:12
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
Hadith (An-Nawawi 13)
“None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.”
Mahabharata 5.1517
“One should never do to another what one regards as injurious to oneself.”
Dhammapada 10:1
“All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.”
Divine Compassion & Mercy
Quran 1:1
“In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.”
Luke 6:36
“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
Snp 1.8
“As a mother would risk her life to protect her child, her only child, even so should one cultivate a limitless heart with regard to all beings.”
Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1
“One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred.”
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
Dhammapada 1:1-2
“Mind is the forerunner of all actions. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows like a shadow.”
Bhagavad Gita 16:21
“There are three gates to self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, one must learn to give these up.”