Psalms 86

Treated in 13 passages across the library.

  • 86:5 For you, Lord, are good and quick to forgive, rich in loyal love to everyone who calls to you. 4
  • 86:11 LORD, teach me your way, and I will live by your truth; give me a heart set on one thing, to revere your name. 4
  • 86:2 Protect my life, for I am loyal to you. You are my God; rescue me, your servant, for I trust in you. 1
  • 86:6 LORD, turn your ear to my prayer; pay attention to my voice as I plead for mercy. 1
  • 86:12 Lord my God, I will thank you with my whole heart and honor your name for all time. 1
  • 86:15 But you, Lord, are a God full of compassion and grace, slow to grow angry, overflowing with loyal love and faithfulness. 1
  • 86:17 Give me a sign that you mean me good, so that those who hate me see it and are left ashamed, because you, LORD, have come to my aid and brought me comfort. 1

Open Word Bible

  1. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.2 The Second Commandment cites Psa 86: 5

    …Lord has treasures of mercy in store, and therefore is said to be ‘plenteous in mercy’ (Psa 86: 5), and ‘rich in mercy’ (Eph 2: 4). The vial of God’s wrath drops only, but the fountain of…

  2. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Mercy of God cites Psa 86:6

    …razor that is hired.’ Isa 7:20. ‘He is slow to anger,’ Psa 103:3, but ‘ready to forgive.’ Psa 86:6. [3] There is no condition, but we may spy mercy in it. When the church was in captivity…

  3. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 20 — Of Prayer cites Ps. 86:2

    …to their own righteousness, as when David says, “Preserve my soul; for I am holy,” (Ps. 86:2). Also Hezekiah, “Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee how I have walked before thee in…

  4. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.3 The Third Commandment cites Psa 86: 5

    …a God as the word represents him. ‘Plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon him.’ Psa 86: 5. [6] When in any way we profane and abuse his word. The word of God is profaned, in…

  5. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 2 — Of Faith cites Ps. 86:5

    …“slow to anger,” “good to all,” and shedding “his tender mercies over all his works”. Ps. 86:5; 103:8; 145:8, 9). 30. I stay not to consider the rabid objections of Pighius, and others…

  6. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    Forgiveness cites Psalm lxxxvi. 5

    …own Queen interceded for them on her knees. But Jesus is “good and ready to forgive.” (Psalm lxxxvi. 5.) He “delighteth in mercy.” (Micah vii. 18.) Judgment is “His strange work.” He is not…

  7. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 2, Chapter 3 — Every Thing Proceeding from the Corrupt Nature of Man Damnable cites Ps. 86:11

    …me thy way, O Lord, I will walk in thy truths” adds, “unite my heart to fear thy name,” (Ps. 86:11); by these words intimating, that even those who are well-affected are liable to so many…

  8. Our Daily Walk · F. B. Meyer

    April cites Psa 86:11

    …must not only be united in ourselves, we must be united in God. Let us make the prayer of Psa 86:11, our own: “O knit my heart unto Thee, that I may fear Thy name.” Yield yourself to God…

  9. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Means to make Grace victorious cites Psalm lxxxvi. 11

    …themselves very loose and unsettled, Lord, unite our hearts unto thee to fear thy name, Psalm lxxxvi. 11; or else without him our best purposes will fall to the ground. It is a pleasing request…

  10. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Scriptures cites Psa 86:11

    …Do what the Word commands. Obedience is an excellent way of commenting upon the Bible. Psa 86:11: ‘I will walk in thy truth.’ Let the Word be the sun-dial by which you set your life.…

  11. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Man's Chief End cites Psa 86:12

    …was called the sweet singer of Israel, and his praising God was called glorifying God. Psa 86:12. ‘I will praise thee, O Lord my God, and I will glorify thy name.’ Though nothing can add…

  12. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Truth of God cites Psa 86:15

    …great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.’ Psa 57:10. ‘Plenteous in truth.’ Psa 86:15. I. God is the truth. He is true in a physical sense; true in his being: he has a real…

  13. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Spiritual Gleaning cites Psalm 86:17

    …a sign for good; deal bountifully with your servant; draw me, that I may run after you” (Psalm 86:17 ESV; Song of Solomon 1:4 ESV). Lord, pour Your love into my heart! “Come, Holy Spirit…