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Psalms 86:1 open_in_new
Hear] RV 'answer.' Poor and needy] see Psalms 40:17; Psalms 70:5.
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Psalms 86:1-17 open_in_new
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.
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Psalms 86:2 open_in_new
Preserve my soul, etc.] see Psalms 25:20. Holy] RV 'godly'; rather, 'one whom thou favourest.'
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Psalms 86:3 open_in_new
Daily] RV 'all the day long.'
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Psalms 86:11 open_in_new
See Psalms 26:3; Psalms 27:11. Unite my heart] deliver me from divided purposes and affections.
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Psalms 86:13 open_in_new
The lowest hell] RM 'Sheol beneath,' the state of the dead: see Psalms 56:13.
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Psalms 86:14 open_in_new
See Psalms 54:3.
Assemblies] RV 'congregation': see Psalms 22:16.
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Psalms 86:16 open_in_new
See Psalms 25:16.
The son of thine handmaid] another phrase for 'thy servant': see Psalms 116:16.