Psalms Word & Image: Psalm 86 & Shelby Lee Adams' pictures of Appalachia



Shelby Lee Adams, Eric with "Spike" the Rooster

Psalm 86

Bow down Your ear, O Lord, hear me;
For I am poor and needy.
Preserve my life, for I am holy;


Shelby Lee Adams, Jane with Diddles

You are my God;
Save Your servant who trusts in You!
Be merciful to me, O Lord,
For I cry to You all day long.


Shelby Lee Adams, Pauline Standing

Rejoice the soul of Your servant,
For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.

Shelby Lee Adams

Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;
And attend to the voice of my supplications.
In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,
For You will answer me.



Shelby Lee Adams, Hooterville Little Church



Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord;
Nor are there any works like Your works.
All nations whom You have made
Shall come and worship before You, O Lord,

Shelby Lee Adams, Halloween Twins

And shall glorify Your name.
For You are great, and do wondrous things;
You alone are God.



Shelby Lee Adams, Leddie & Children



Teach me Your way, O Lord;
I will walk in Your truth;
Unite my heart to fear Your name.

Shelby Lee Adams, The Collins Couple

I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
And I will glorify Your name forevermore.
For great is Your mercy toward me,



Shelby Lee Adams, James Clapper

And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

O God, the proud have risen against me,
And a mob of violent men have sought my life,
And have not set You before them.

Shelby Lee Adams "Retratos de los Apalaches"

But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious,
Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.

Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me!



Shelby Lee Adams, Napier Brother's With Puppies

Give Your strength to Your servant,
And save the son of Your maidservant.



Shelby Lee Adams, Alma Gail and Boys

Show me a sign for good,
That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed,
Because You, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

Shelby Lee Adams