Psalm 86:6-7

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 86:1-17

a Prayer to the God of Mercy Psalms 86:1-17 This psalm is largely composed of quotations. When the soul is in great need, it is not concerned with inventing new forms of address to God, but avails itself of well-known and well-worn phrases. Our Lord in Gethsemane “prayed the same words.” The background of the psalm is faith which reckons on God’s goodness. Thou art good , Psalms 86:5 ; thou art great , Psalms 86:10 ; thou art merciful and gracious , Psalms 86:15 . Be sure to build prayer... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 86:1-17

This psalm is peculiar in many ways. Its first peculiarity is that the name of God which dominates is Adonahy, or Lord, which indicates absolute Lordship, and by the use of which the singer shows his sense of submission and loyalty. The name Jehovah is used four times, thus revealing the singer’s sense of God as Helper; and the name God five times, thus revealing his consciousness of the Divine might. The supreme sense however, is that of the Divine authority. The next matter of special note... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 86:1-17

LXXXVI. The Prayer of a Godly Man in Affliction.— This Ps. is little more than a cento from the rest of the Psalter. Psalms 86:1-2 Samuel : . The Psalmist prays for succour, pleading God’ s mercy and his own piety. For piety, see Psalms 4:3. Psalms 86:8-2 Samuel : . The incomparable greatness of God, which all nations will in the end acknowledge. Psalms 86:11-Esther : . Prayer for Divine guidance and for a token that God is on his side, not on that of his more prosperous foes. Psalms 86:11 .... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 86:6

He repeats and multiplies his requests, both to ease his own troubled mind, and to prevail with God, who is well-pleased with his people’s importunity in prayer. See Luke 18:1, &c. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 86:7

Whereof I have assurance both from the benignity of thy nature, and from the truth and certainty of thy promises, and from my own and others’ experiences in former times. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 86:1-17

INTRODUCTIONSuperscription.—“A Prayer of David.” Although this Psalm is not placed with the great body of David’s Psalms (1–70), there is no sufficient ground for disputing his authorship of it.Occasion.—Barnes says, “The occasion on which it was composed is unknown, but it has been commonly supposed that it was written in the time of the persecution under Saul.” But the opinion of Hengstenberg, that it was written during the dangers to which David was exposed by reason of the rebellion of... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 86:1-17

Psalms 86:1-17 we have another psalm of David. David said,Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy. Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that is trusting in you. Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto you daily. Rejoice the soul of your servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee ( Psalms 86:1-5 ).This particular psalm is an... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 86:1-17

Title. A prayer of David. All antiquity, and all the versions, support this title. Psalms 86:2 . I am holy, I have not done any wrong to Saul, nor to Absalom, nor indeed to any of the families which have followed the house of Saul. Having received a special anointing, he was “holy;” and it was David’s great concern to live in holy communion and fellowship with God. Psalms 86:8 . Among the gods, the kings and princes of the gentiles, there is none like thee. I therefore seek help from... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 86:1-17

Psalms 86:1-17Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy.Man and the great GodI. Man in a variety of aspects.1. What every man is. “Poor and needy.” Morally this is the case with every man. He is “poor” (Revelation 3:17). And “needy.” What does he need? Knowledge, pardon, purity, power.2. What every man requires. “Be merciful unto me, O Lord.” “The wages of sin is death.” He must throw himself on mercy; mercy is his only ground of hope.3. What every man should be.(1) Pious.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 86:6-7

Psalms 86:6-7Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer.Concerning prayerIn such a prayer-psalm as this, there is no studying of language: it is the pouring out of the heart as the heart boils over, the utterance of the desires as they bubble up from the soul’s deeps, with an entire carelessness as to the fashion of the expression. This ought to be a hint to you when you pray. Do not study how to arrange your words when you come before the Lord. When your heart is like a boiling geyser, let it steam... read more

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