1 A prayer of David. Listen, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am poor and oppressed. 2 Protect me, for I am loyal; my God, save your servant who trusts in you. 3 Be merciful to me, Lord, for I cry out to you all day long. 4 Make your servant glad, for to you, Lord, I lift up my soul. 5 You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and you show great mercy to all those who cry out to you. 6 Yahweh, listen to my prayer; hear the sound of my pleas. 7 In the day of my trouble I call on you, for you will answer me. 8 There is no one who compares to you among the gods, Lord. There are no deeds like your deeds. 9 All the nations that you have made will come and bow before you, Lord. They will honor your name. 10 For you are great and do wonderful things; you only are God. 11 Teach me your ways, Yahweh. Then I will walk in your truth. Unite my heart to reverence you. 12 Lord my God, I will praise you with my whole heart; I will glorify your name forever. 13 For great is your covenant faithfulness toward me; you have rescued my life from the depths of Sheol. 14 God, the arrogant have risen up against me. A gang of violent men seek my life. They have no regard for you. 15 But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness. 16 Turn toward me and have mercy on me; give your strength to your servant; save the son of your servant woman. 17 Show me a sign of your favor. Then those who hate me will see it and be put to shame because you, Yahweh, have helped me and comforted me.
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Psalm 86 Unlocked Literal Bible
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Notes on this text (1)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
Cross references (17)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 31:2; Psalm 40:17; Daniel 9:18; Matthew 5:3; Psalm 34:6
- 2 Psalm 4:3; Psalm 25:2; Psalm 119:94; Psalm 31:1; Isaiah 26:3–4
- 3 Psalm 88:9; Psalm 57:1; Ephesians 6:18; Psalm 25:5; Psalm 56:1
- 4 Psalm 143:8; Psalm 25:1; Isaiah 66:13–14; Psalm 51:12; Isaiah 61:3
- 5 Psalm 145:8–9; Joel 2:13; Exodus 34:6; Psalm 103:8; Nehemiah 9:17
- 6 Psalm 5:1–2; Psalm 17:1; Psalm 55:1; Psalm 130:2
- 7 Jonah 2:2; Psalm 34:4–6; Psalm 17:6; Psalm 50:15; Hebrews 5:7
- 8 Exodus 15:11; Deuteronomy 3:24; Psalm 89:6; Daniel 3:29; Isaiah 40:25
- 9 Revelation 15:4; Isaiah 66:23; Psalm 66:4; Isaiah 2:2–4; Revelation 11:15
- 10 Isaiah 37:16; Mark 12:29; Psalm 72:18; 1 Corinthians 8:4; Exodus 15:11
- 11 Jeremiah 32:38–39; Psalm 25:4–5; Psalm 5:8; Psalm 143:8–10; Psalm 119:33
- 12 Deuteronomy 6:5; Psalm 146:1–2; Revelation 19:5–6; Romans 15:6; 1 Corinthians 10:31
- 13 Psalm 103:8–12; Psalm 116:8; Psalm 57:10; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; Luke 1:58
- 14 Psalm 54:3; Matthew 27:1–2; Psalm 14:4; Matthew 26:3–4; Psalm 36:1
- 15 Ephesians 2:4–7; Psalm 130:7; Psalm 103:8; Ephesians 1:7; Psalm 86:5
- 16 Ephesians 6:10; Philippians 4:13; Isaiah 40:29–31; Psalm 116:16; Psalm 25:16
- 17 Psalm 41:10–11; Judges 6:17; Psalm 71:20–21; Psalm 71:9–13; Psalm 40:1
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Its title is, "A Psalm for the end, to the sons of Core." Let us understand no other end than that of which the Apostle speaks: for, "Christ is the end of the law." Therefore when at the head of the title of the Psalm he placed the words, "for the end," he directed our heart to Christ.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
Thou seest this, O Lord, and keepest silence, "long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth," as Thou art.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… so too, the Old Testament uses in the same way to correct the souls of the erring, by putting together in a way of comparison things that cannot be compared; as when it saith, "Among the gods there is none like unto Thee, O Lord:" and again, "There is no god like our God." Now some affirm, that Christ said …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… I may say of it, think ye that in this "body which presseth down the soul," I shall be able to say (in order that I may speak to you something worthy of the subject), "O Lord, I have lifted up my soul unto Thee." May He assist me, may He lift it up with me.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
But let all of us be guided by Him to whom we say, "Lead me, O Lord, in Thy way, and I will walk in Thy truth."
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)