Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy. Psalms 86:1.-God's grace to His trusting people their ground of expecting deliverance (Psalms 86:1); His omnipotence to help, so that all nations shall at last worship Him (Psalms 86:6); God's special mercy to the suppliant in saving h... [ Continue Reading ]
Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. PRESERVE MY SOUL, FOR I AM HOLY - (cf. Psalms 86:16, end.) "Holy" - rather, 'pious' [ chaaciyd (H2623). So the Septuagint, hosios (G3741)]; as the parallelism favours, 'save thy servant that trusteth in thee;'... [ Continue Reading ]
Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily. BE MERCIFUL UNTO ME, O LORD. The chief ground of hope, not merely my misery, but God's mercy (cf. ).... [ Continue Reading ]
Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. REJOICE THE SOUL OF THY SERVANT: FOR UNTO THEE, O LORD, DO I LIFT UP MY SOUL - quoted from Psalms 25:1. The small print is used in the English version "Lord" for the Hebrew 'Adonaay (H136) (seven times in this psalm),... [ Continue Reading ]
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. FOR THOU, LORD, ART GOOD, AND READY TO FORGIVE. God's forgiving character is one manifestation of His universal goodness.... [ Continue Reading ]
Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. -From speaking of God's willingness, the Psalmist passes to God's omnipotent power to help. Verse 6. ATTEND TO THE VOICE OF MY SUPPLICATIONS - `deprecations' [ tachªnuwnowtaay (H8469)]. The Psalmist forms a special Heb... [ Continue Reading ]
Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. -The Psalmist's prayer and praise because of the mercy of God in having delivered his soul from the lowest hell, which is the special ground for the personal prayer which follows (Psalms 86:14). Verse 11. TEACH... [ Continue Reading ]
O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them. O GOD, THE PROUD ARE RISEN AGAINST ME, AND THE ASSEMBLIES OF VIOLENT MEN HAVE SOUGHT AFTER MY SOUL - quoted mainly from Psalms 54:3. Instead of "strangers" there... [ Continue Reading ]
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. BUT THOU, O LORD, ART A GOD FULL OF COMPASSION, AND GRACIOUS, LONG-SUFFERING, AND PLENTEOUS IN MERCY AND TRUTH - quoted mainly from . Here the Psalmist reverts to the same ground of hop... [ Continue Reading ]
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid. GIVE THY STRENGTH UNTO THY SERVANT, AND SAVE THE SON OF THINE HANDMAID. As the servant's duty is to serve his master, so the master's part is to defend the servant. The phrase "the son... [ Continue Reading ]
Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me. SHOW ME A TOKEN FOR GOOD - do something so decisive in my favour as plainly to indicate that thou art on my side. It is not a miraculous sign that he craves, but an... [ Continue Reading ]