Psalms 86:5

plenteous. Compare Exodus 34:6.

mercy. lovingkindness, or grace.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For thou, Lord, art good ... - This is another reason why God should hear his prayer; and it is a reason which may be properly urged at all times...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

For thou, Lord, [art] good, and (d) ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. (d) He confesses that God is good to...
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

5 For thou, O Lord! art good and propitious. (483) We have here a confirmation of the whole preceding doctrine, derived from the nature of...
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

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 - I found my exp...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
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...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For thou. — Up to this time the psalmist has only put forward his needs in various aspects as a plea for God’s compassion. Now, not without art, he...
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

Who, that recollects what is said of Christ in the days of his flesh, that he offered up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears, can...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For thou, Lord, art good ,.... Essentially and independently good, from whom every good and perfect gift comes; good in himself, and good to others;...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For thou, Lord, [art] good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. Ver. 5. For thou, Lord, art good, &amp...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Rejoice the soul of thy servant It is God only that can put gladness into the heart, and make the soul rejoice; and it is the privilege of his serv...
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

Herewith he relieveth himself under the sense of his guilt, whereby he had brought his present calamities upon himself. Them that call upon thee, t...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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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

For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, willing, not to ignore, but to remit sins; and plenteous in mercy, abundant in grace, unto all the...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 4:8 ; 1 John 4:9 ; Acts 2:21 ; Daniel 9:9 ; Ephesians 1:6-8 ; Ephesians 2:4 ; Exodus 34:6 ; Ezekiel 36:33 ; Ezekiel 36:37 ; Isaiah 5...

⁵ For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 86:5

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

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole 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

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

Psalms 86:5