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Psalm 86:6-16

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6 1Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; And give heed to the voice of my supplications!
7 In 2the day of my trouble I shall call upon You, For 3You will answer me.
8 There is 4no one like You among the gods, O Lord, Nor are there any works 5like Yours.
9 6All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And they shall glorify Your name.
10 For You are 7great and 8do wondrous deeds; You alone 9are God.
11 10Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; 11Unite my heart to fear Your name.
12 I will 12give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And will glorify Your name forever.
13 For Your lovingkindness toward me is great, And You have 13delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.
14 O God, arrogant men have 14risen up against me, And a band of violent men have sought my life, And they have not set You before them.
15 But You, O Lord, are a God 15merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.
16 16Turn to me, and be gracious to me; Oh 17grant Your strength to Your servant, And save the 18son of Your handmaid.
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Psalm 86:6-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 86

\\<>\\. The title is the same with the Seventeenth Psalm, and the subject of it is much alike: it was written by David, when in distress, and his life was sought after; very likely when he was persecuted by Saul, and fled from him; so Aben Ezra, Jarchi, and Kimchi: and as he was a type of Christ in his afflictions, as well as in his exalted state, it may not be unfitly applied to him, as it is by some interpreters. The Syriac inscription of it is, ``for David, when he built an house for the Lord; and a prophecy of the calling of the Gentiles; and moreover, a prayer of a peculiar righteous man.'' Theodoret thinks it predicts the siege of Jerusalem by the Assyrians, and Hezekiah's hope in God.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 18

  • 1. Psalms 55:1
  • 2. Psalms 50:15; Psalms 77:2
  • 3. Psalms 17:6
  • 4. Exodus 15:11; 2 Samuel 7:22; 1 Kings 8:23; Psalms 89:6; Jeremiah 10:6
  • 5. Deuteronomy 3:24
  • 6. Psalms 22:27; Psalms 66:4; Isaiah 66:23; Revelation 15:4
  • 7. Psalms 77:13
  • 8. Exodus 15:11; Psalms 72:18; Psalms 77:14; Psalms 136:4
  • 9. Deuteronomy 6:4; Deuteronomy 32:39; Psalms 83:18; Isaiah 37:16; Isaiah 44:6, 8; Mark 12:29; 1 Corinthians 8:4
  • 10. Psalms 25:5
  • 11. Jeremiah 32:39
  • 12. Psalms 111:1
  • 13. Psalms 30:3
  • 14. Psalms 54:3
  • 15. Psalms 86:5
  • 16. Psalms 25:16
  • 17. Psalms 68:35
  • 18. Psalms 116:16

Footnotes 6

  • [a] Or "miracles"
  • [b] Lit "lowest Sheol"
  • [c] I.e. the nether world
  • [d] Or "an assembly"
  • [e] Lit "soul"
  • [f] Or "faithfulness"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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