and hear me please
for I feel poor and pitiful
with none to trust
but You.
Keep my soul safe, O God,
for I am faithful.
Save me to serve You.
Answer my all-day call
with Your grace and mercy.
To You I lift my mind,
my will, my spirit,
and You raise my soul on high!
For You are kind
and eager to forgive
all who call on You.
O Lord, I give You
the voice of my plea
for You will hear
and answer.
©2014, Mary Harwell Sayler studied several translations of Psalm 86:1-7 on Bible Gateway before writing the above prayer-a-phrased poem.
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