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11 Teach me your ways, O Lord,
    so that I may walk in your truth;
let me worship your name
    with an undivided heart.[a]
12 I will praise you with all my heart,[b]
    O Lord, my God,
    and I will glorify your name forever.
13 Your kindness[c] toward me is great;
    you have rescued me from the depths of the netherworld.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 86:11 The psalmist asks God to save him from his enemies and also from himself (see Pss 25:5; 51:9, 12). Undivided heart: see 1 Chr 12:33; as well as Ezek 11:19; 1 Cor 7:35.
  2. Psalm 86:12 The psalmist vows to praise the Lord for his help (see note on Ps 7:18). Heart: see note on Ps 4:8.
  3. Psalm 86:13 The psalmist anticipates being heard. Kindness: see note on Ps 6:5. Depths: see note on Ps 30:2.

11 Teach me your way,(A) Lord,
    that I may rely on your faithfulness;(B)
give me an undivided(C) heart,
    that I may fear(D) your name.
12 I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart;(E)
    I will glorify your name forever.
13 For great is your love toward me;
    you have delivered me(F) from the depths,
    from the realm of the dead.(G)

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