Psalms 86

86 ¹Bend down come hear me, my Papa; answer me, because I be poor and I dey need help.

²Guard my life, because I don give myself to you; save your servant wey dey trust you—na you be my Papa. ³Show me grace, my Sovereign Papa, because na you I dey cry to di whole day. ⁴Bring joy give your servant soul, because na to you I dey lift up my soul, my Sovereign Papa.

⁵Because you, my Sovereign Papa, good and you dey forgive, you get plenty Covenant love wey no dey change give everybody wey dey call you. ⁶Hear my prayer, my Papa; listen to as I dey beg for mercy. ⁷Wen trouble catch me, I dey call you, and you dey answer me.

⁸Nobody dey like you among di gods, my Sovereign Papa, and no work dey like your own. ⁹All di nations wey you make go come bow down for your front, my Sovereign Papa, and dem go glorify your name. ¹⁰Because you great and you dey do wonderful things; na only you be my Papa.

¹¹Teach me your way, my Papa, so dat I go waka for your truth; give me heart wey no divide so I go fear your name. ¹²I go praise you, my Sovereign Papa, with all my heart, and I go glorify your name forever. ¹³Because your Covenant love wey no dey change big well well for me; you don save my soul from di deep-deep place of di grave. ^a a v13 Sheol na di Hebrew name for di place of di dead people, wey dem dey picture as di deepest place wey person fit imagine.

¹⁴My Papa, proud people don rise against me; group of wicked people dey find my life, and dem no dey think about you at all. ¹⁵But you, my Sovereign Papa, na Papa wey im belle dey pain am for people and wey full of grace, wey no dey quick vex and wey get plenty Covenant love wey no dey change and faithfulness. ¹⁶Turn come my side and show me grace; give your servant your power, and save di pikin of your woman-servant. ¹⁷Show me sign of your favor, so dat di people wey hate me go see am and shame catch dem, because you, my Papa, don help me and don comfort me.