Psalms 86

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 86:1-10. The Psalmist prays for succour, pleading God’s mercy and his own piety. For piety, see Psalms 4:3. Psalms 86:8-10. The incomparable greatness of God, which all nations will in the end acknowledge. Psalms 86:11-17. 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. to fear: read, “to them that fear.” The LXX reads, “let my heart rejoice to fear thy name.”