Psalm 86:6-7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 86:6

Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer ... - See the notes at Psalms 5:1. read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 86:7

In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee - That is, I do it now; I have done it; I will do it. The language implies a habit, or a steady purpose of mind, that in all times of trouble he would make God his refuge. It was this fixed purpose - this regular habit - which was now the ground of his confidence. A man who always makes God his refuge, who has no other ground of reliance, may feel assured that God will interpose and save him.For thou wilt answer me - This also implies a fixed and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 86:6-7

Psalms 86:6-7. Give ear, O Lord, &c. He repeats and multiplies his requests, both to ease his own troubled mind, and prevail with God, who is well pleased with his people’s importunity in prayer, Luke 18:1, &c. For thou wilt answer me Whereof I have assurance, both from the benignity of thy nature, and from the truth and certainty of thy promises, and from my own experience, and that of others in former times. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 86:1-17

Psalms 85-86 The steadfast love of GodIsrael had again suffered God’s punishment in being defeated by its enemies. The psalmist reminds God that when this happened in the past, God forgave his people and poured out his blessings on them afresh (85:1-3). Would he not, therefore, in the present crisis do the same once more (4-7)? The psalmist thinks longingly of the spiritual paradise that results when people are living in a right relation with their God. Steadfast love flows down from God and is... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 86:6

GOD'S OMNIPOTENCE ENCOURAGEMENT TO SEEK HIM"Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer;And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.In the day of my trouble, I will call upon thee;For thou wilt answer me.There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord;Neither are there any works like unto thy works.All nations whom thou has made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord;And they shall glorify thy name.For thou art great, and doest wondrous things:Thou art God alone."The supremacy of the One... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 86:1-10

1. A request for protection 86:1-10David appealed to God for preservation as a dependent, needy believer who sought to walk in trust and obedience with his God. He viewed God’s granting of his request as based on His grace, not something God owed him. He looked forward to rejoicing when the answer came."Hope begins with submitting oneself fully to the protection of God." [Note: VanGemeren, p. 557.] David’s attitude of humility comes through in the terms he used in addressing God in this psalm.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 86:1-17

Psalms 86On the basis of God’s goodness, David asked the Lord to demonstrate His strength by opposing the proud who exalted themselves against him. This is the only psalm ascribed to David in Book 3 (Psalms 73-89). It is an individual lament psalm that speaks out of a situation of disorientation. It is a virtual mosaic of other psalms, and its quotations are almost verbatim.Verses in Psalms 86Similar verses elsewherePsalms 86:1Psalms 17:6; Psalms 31:2; Psalms 35:10; Psalms 37:14; and Psalms... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 86:1-17

This is a Psalm of general supplication for help in trouble, and breathes a devout spirit of gratitude and confidence towards God. Specially remarkable is the hope of Psalms 86:9 that God will be universally worshipped. The Ps. is made up of quotations from other Pss. and portions of the OT., and is to be dated after the return from the exile.1. Hear] RV ’answer.’ Poor and needy] see Psalms 40:17; Psalms 70:5. 2. Preserve my soul, etc.] see Psalms 25:20. Holy] RV ’godly’; rather, ’one whom thou... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 86:6

(6) Give ear.—Here the petition takes a new starting-point. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 86:1-17

A Pattern of Prayer Psalms 86:1-5 The prayer that springs from a deep-felt need, and will not cease till that need is supplied, may say the same things over a hundred times, and yet they shall not be vain. I. The Invocations. In general, this Psalm is remarkable for its frequent use of the Divine names. In almost every verse they recur, and their frequency gives us a vivid impression of earnestness, of consciousness of need, and of faith so sore pressed that it could only sustain itself by... read more

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