ATTENTION SOLDIERS! LISTEN UP! THIS IS PSALMS 86. GOT IT? GOOD! THIS CHAPTER IS ALL ABOUT PRAYER. THE WRITER, KING DAVID, PRAYS TO GOD, ASKING HIM TO BE MERCIFUL, GENTLE, AND KIND. DAVID PLEADS WITH GOD TO FORGIVE HIS SINS AND GIVE HIM STRENGTH IN TIMES OF TROUBLE. HE ALSO ASKS GOD TO TEACH HIM HIS WAYS SO HE CAN SHOW OTHERS HOW TO LIVE. FINALLY, DAVID REQUESTS THAT GOD PROTECT AND BLESS HIM SO HE CAN PRAISE HIS NAME FOREVER. THAT'S PSALMS 86 IN A NUTSHELL. UNDERSTOOD?