Read Psalm 86 at Bible Gateway.
1a) Psa 86:1-7, Prayer in the day of trouble:
1a) Psa 86:1-4, Bow down Your ear to my cry:
1a) Psa 86:1, Bow down Your ear, O Lord, hear me; For I am poor and needy;
1b) Psa 86:2a, Preserve my life, for I am godly; {n}
central axis) Psa 86:2b, You are my God; Save Your servant who trusts in You!
2b) Psa 86:3, Be merciful to me, O Lord, For I cry to You all day long;
2a) Psa 86:4, Rejoice the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul;
central axis) Psa 86:5, For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You;
2a) Psa 86:6-7, Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer + attend to the voice of my supplications/ In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, For You will answer me;
1b) Psa 86:8-10, All nations shall worship You + glorify Your name:
1a) Psa 86:8, Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; Nor are there any works like Your works;
central axis) Psa 86:9, All nations whom You have made Shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And shall glorify Your name;
2a) Psa 86:10, For You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God;
2b) Psa 86:11-13a, I will praise You + glorify Your name:
1a) Psa 86:11, Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; {n} Unite my heart to fear Your name;
central axis) Psa 86:12, I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore;
2a) Psa 86:13a, For great is Your mercy toward me;
2a) Psa 86:13b-17, Prayer in the day of trouble:
1a) Psa 86:23b, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol;
1b) Psa 86:14, O God, the proud have risen against me, And a mob of violent men have sought my life, {n} And have not set You before them;
central axis) Psa 86:15, But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth;
2b) Psa 86:16-17a, Prayer for deliverance from the proud and violent:
1a) Psa 86:16a, Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me!
1b) Psa 86:16b, Give Your strength to Your servant;
2b) Psa 86:16c, And save the son of Your maidservant;
2a) Psa 86:17a, Show me a sign for good, {n} That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed;
2a) Psa 86:17b, Because You, Lord, have helped me and comforted me. {p}
Each of the main 1a, 1b, 2b, and 2a pairs has their own central axis’ and the central axis’ pair:
A pair:
Psa 86:5, For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You;
Psa 86:15, But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth;
B pair:
Psa 86:9, All nations whom You have made Shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And shall glorify Your name;
Psa 86:12, I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore.
You might say that because of A, we will have B. God’s goodness is the first cause, and worship is the result. ♥
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