Psalms 86:2

soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.

holy. one whom Thou favourest.

God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.

trusteth. confideth. Hebrew. batah, App-69.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 86:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Preserve my soul - Preserve, or keep, my life; for so the word rendered soul means in this place, as it does commonly in the Scriptures. For I...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Preserve my soul; for I [am] (b) holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. (b) I am not an enemy to them, but I pity them even th...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXXXVI. The Prayer of a Godly Man in Affliction. This Ps. is little more than a cento from the rest of the Psalter. Psalms 86:1-10 . The Psalm...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2. Preserve my soul, for I am meek. Here the Psalmist adduces two other arguments by which to stir up God to grant him succor, — his own gen...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 644 A PRAYING SPIRIT EXEMPLIFIED Psalms 86:1-5 . Bow down thine ear, O Lord! hear me; for I am poor and needy. Preserve my soul; for...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. Preserve my soul - Keep it as in a strong place. For I am...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For I am holy— For I am thy favoured one. Mudge. For I am merciful. Green; which seems a very proper translation; and is as if the Psalmist had...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This is a Psalm of general supplication for help in trouble, and breathes a devout spirit of gratitude and confidence towards God. Specially remarkab...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Preserve my soul , etc.] see Psalms 25:20 . Holy] RV 'godly'; rather, 'one whom thou favourest.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For I am holy. — Rather, in order to reproduce the feeling, for I am one of the chosen ones; one of Thy saints, &c. He pleads the covenant re...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 86:1-17 THIS psalm is little more than a mosaic of quotations and familiar phrases of petition. But it is none the less individual, nor is...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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 w...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 Lord...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I pause at the close of these verses, though thereby a chasm is made in the prayer, to call the Reader's attention to what this petitioner said in it...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Preserve my soul ,.... Or life, which Saul sought after; and this prayer was heard: David was often remarkably preserved by the Lord from his attemp...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Preserve my soul; for I [am] holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. Ver. 2. Preserve my soul, for I am holy ] Or, a favourit...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Preserve my soul, for I am holy Sanctified in some measure by thy grace, and sincerely devoted to thy service. Hebrew, אני חסיד, ani chasid, I am...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Humble Petitions. A Prayer of David. 1 Bow down thine ear, O L ORD...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I am holy; sanctified in some measure by thy grace, and sincerely devoted to thy service. This David speaks, not in a way of vain ostentation, but...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ A Prayer of David .” Although this Psalm is not placed with the great body of David’s Psalms (1–70), there is no su...
Scofield Reference Notes

trusteth ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 2:12 ).
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 86:1-5 The fulness and variety of these petitions deserve careful consideration. Notice: I. The invocations. Five times in these verses o...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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,...
The Biblical Illustrator

Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy. Man and the great God I. Man in a variety of aspects. 1. What every man is. “P...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS is the prayer of an afflicted and humble soul in a time of persecution ( Psalms 86:14 ), intermixed with outbursts of praise (...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's Prayer in the Midst of Persecution. A prayer of David, the only hymn by the great king and prophet which was included by the collectors in...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Preserve my soul, in the midst of persecution and suffering; for I am holy, a saint of God, under His favor. O Thou, my God, save Thy servant that...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 5:3-5 ; 1 Samuel 2:9 ; Deuteronomy 7:7 ; Deuteronomy 7:8 ; Ephesians 1:12 ; Ephesians 1:13 ; Isaiah 26:3 ; Isaiah 26:4 ; John 10:27-...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Holy — Sincerely devoted to thy service.

² Preserve my soul; for I am holy:a O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 86:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 86:2