1: תְּפִלָּ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד הַטֵּֽה־ יְהוָ֣ה אָזְנְךָ֣ עֲנֵ֑נִי כִּֽי־ עָנִ֖י וְאֶבְי֣וֹן אָֽנִי׃ 2: שָֽׁמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁי֮ כִּֽי־ חָסִ֪יד אָ֥נִי הוֹשַׁ֣ע עַ֭בְדְּךָ אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֑י הַבּוֹטֵ֥חַ אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ 3: חָנֵּ֥נִי אֲדֹנָ֑י כִּ֥י אֵלֶ֥יךָ אֶ֝קְרָ֗א כָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃ 4: שַׂ֭מֵּחַ נֶ֣פֶשׁ עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֥י אֵלֶ֥יךָ אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י נַפְשִׁ֥י אֶשָּֽׂא׃ 5: כִּֽי־ אַתָּ֣ה אֲ֭דֹנָי ט֣וֹב וְסַלָּ֑ח וְרַב־ חֶ֝֗סֶד לְכָל־ קֹרְאֶֽיךָ׃ 6: הַאֲזִ֣ינָה יְ֭הוָה תְּפִלָּתִ֑י וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבָה בְּק֣וֹל תַּחֲנוּנוֹתָֽי׃ 7: בְּי֣וֹם צָ֭רָתִ֥י אֶקְרָאֶ֗ךָּ כִּ֣י תַעֲנֵֽנִי׃ 8: אֵין־ כָּמ֖וֹךָ בָאֱלֹהִ֥ים ׀ אֲדֹנָ֗י וְאֵ֣ין כְּֽמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃ 9: כָּל־ גּוֹיִ֤ם ׀ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֗יתָ יָב֤וֹאוּ ׀ וְיִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ לְפָנֶ֣יךָ אֲדֹנָ֑י וִֽיכַבְּד֣וּ לִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃ 10: כִּֽי־ גָד֣וֹל אַ֭תָּה וְעֹשֵׂ֣ה נִפְלָא֑וֹת אַתָּ֖ה אֱלֹהִ֣ים לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ 11: ה֘וֹרֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה ׀ דַּרְכֶּ֗ךָ אֲהַלֵּ֥ךְ בַּאֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ יַחֵ֥ד לְ֝בָבִ֗י לְיִרְאָ֥ה שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ 12: אוֹדְךָ֤ ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י אֱ֭לֹהַי בְּכָל־ לְבָבִ֑י וַאֲכַבְּדָ֖ה שִׁמְךָ֣ לְעוֹלָֽם׃ 13: כִּֽי־ חַ֭סְדְּךָ גָּד֣וֹל עָלָ֑י וְהִצַּ֥לְתָּ נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י מִשְּׁא֥וֹל תַּחְתִּיּֽ͏ָה׃ 14: אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ זֵ֘דִ֤ים קָֽמוּ־ עָלַ֗י וַעֲדַ֣ת עָ֭רִיצִים בִּקְשׁ֣וּ נַפְשִׁ֑י וְלֹ֖א שָׂמ֣וּךָ לְנֶגְדָּֽם׃ 15: וְאַתָּ֣ה אֲ֭דֹנָי אֵל־ רַח֣וּם וְחַנּ֑וּן אֶ֥רֶךְ אַ֝פַּ֗יִם וְרַב־ חֶ֥סֶד וֶאֱמֶֽת׃ 16: פְּנֵ֥ה אֵלַ֗י וְחָ֫נֵּ֥נִי תְּנָֽה־ עֻזְּךָ֥ לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעָה לְבֶן־ אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ 17: עֲשֵֽׂה־ עִמִּ֥י א֗וֹת לְט֫וֹבָ֥ה וְיִרְא֣וּ שֹׂנְאַ֣י וְיֵבֹ֑שׁוּ כִּֽי־ אַתָּ֥ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה עֲזַרְתַּ֥נִי וְנִחַמְתָּֽנִי׃
"Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy." - Psalm 86:1 (NIV)
- Scene:
- The psalmist is calling out to the Lord for help.
- Imagery:
- The psalmist portrays himself as poor and needy, emphasizing his dependency on the Lord for assistance.
"You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you." - Psalm 86:5 (NIV)
- Scene:
- The psalmist acknowledges the character of God, highlighting His forgiving nature and abundant love.
- Imagery:
- God is depicted as forgiving, emphasizing His mercy and willingness to pardon.
- God is described as good, emphasizing His righteousness and moral excellence.
- God's love is portrayed as abundant, highlighting its overwhelming and all-encompassing nature.
"Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name." - Psalm 86:11 (NIV)
- Scene:
- The psalmist seeks guidance and instruction from the Lord.
- Imagery:
- The psalmist desires to learn the ways of the Lord, emphasizing the importance of divine instruction.
- Requesting an undivided heart signifies the psalmist's desire for wholehearted devotion and loyalty to the Lord.
- The fear of the Lord is highlighted as a response to God's teaching, emphasizing reverence and awe towards His name.
"Turn to me and have mercy on me; show your strength in behalf of your servant; save me, because I serve you just as my mother did." - Psalm 86:16 (NIV)
- Scene:
- The psalmist pleads for God's assistance.
- Imagery:
- The psalmist implores God to turn His attention towards him, emphasizing the need for divine intervention.
- Showing God's strength on behalf of the psalmist signifies the psalmist's reliance on God's power and deliverance.
- The psalmist mentions his service to God, drawing a connection between his loyalty and the request for salvation.
- The reference to the psalmist's mother serving God highlights the generational devotion and heritage of faith.
The scenes in this Psalm depict a heartfelt cry for help, an acknowledgment of God's steadfast love, a desire for guidance and instruction, and a plea for God's help. Through vivid imagery, the psalmist expresses their deep reliance on the Lord and their understanding of His divine attributes. These images highlight the eudaimonic significance of trust, dependence, and devotion to God in the believer's life.