Psalm 86:12-15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 86:13

Verse 13 In the 13th verse, he sets forth the reason of this, which is, because, in delivering him, God had given a singular and remarkable proof of his mercy. To place in a stronger light the greatness of this benefit, he describes the dangers from which he had been delivered, by the expression, the lower grave; as if he had said, I have not been held down by one death only, but have been thrust down into the lowest depths of the grave, so that my circumstances required the hand of God to be... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 86:14

Verse 14 14.O God! the proud are risen up against me. Instead of זדים , zedim, the proud, some read, זרים, zarim, strangers; and, undoubtedly, the Scriptures often employ this word to denote barbarous cruelty, so that it is the same as if it had been said, the cruel. I, however, prefer following the generally received reading. As between the Hebrew word זדים, zedim, the proud, and זרים, zarim, strangers, there is only the difference of a single letter, the one having the letter ד, daleth, where... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 86:15

Verse 15 15.And thou, O Lord! art God, merciful, ready to forgive. By immediately passing on to the celebration of these divine attributes, he would intimate, that we have adequate strength and protection against the audacity and rage of the wicked, in the divine goodness, mercy, and faithfulness. Perhaps, also, from his feeling that the wicked were scourges in the hand of God, he set before himself the divine goodness and mercy, to allay the excess of terror with which he might be seized; for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 86:1-17

Metrically, it seems to divide itself, like Psalms 85:1-13 ; into three strophes, two shorter, and one longer, the former being of five verses each, and the latter of seven. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 86:11-17

The third strophe is almost equally divided between prayer and praise, Psalms 86:11 , Psalms 86:16 , and Psalms 86:17 being devoted to the one; and Psalms 86:12 , Psalms 86:13 , and Psalms 86:15 to the other. Psalms 86:14 is of the nature of a complaint. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 86:12

I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart; i.e. "with an undivided heart." And I will glorify thy Name (see Psalms 86:9 ) forevermore. A belief in immortality is implied, if not formally asserted. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 86:13

For great is thy mercy toward me (see Psalms 86:5 ). And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell . The actual deliverance was from death ( Psalms 86:14 ); but death involved descent into Hades, so that those who were delivered from the one were at the same time delivered from the other. The expression translated "the lowest hell" means no more than "Hades which is beneath the earth." No comparison is made of one part of Hades with another. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 86:13

The plea for more grace. What God has done is made into a ground for pleading that he would do even more abundantly. A psalmist can ask great things when he is well assured that he who has given much grace can give more grace. The plea based on what God has done is made to include two things—soul redemption, life benediction. These are well expressed in the Revised Version of Psalms 56:13 , "For thou hast delivered my soul from death: hast thou not delivered my feet from falling?"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 86:14

O God, the proud are risen against me (comp. Psalms 119:51 , Psalms 119:69 , Psalms 119:85 , Psalms 119:122 ; and also Psalms 54:3 ). And the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; rather, a crew of violent ones have sought after my soul, or "plotted against my life" (comp. Psalms 7:1 , Psalms 7:2 ; Psalms 17:13 ; Psalms 35:3 , Psalms 35:4 , etc.). And have not set thee before them; i.e. "have given no thought to God, or how he would act, whether... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 86:15

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion. The appeal is to God's own revelation of himself. He had declared that he was "merciful and gracious, long suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin" ( Exodus 34:6 , Exodus 34:7 ); he could not, therefore, desert the psalmist in his need. And gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth (comp. above, Psalms 86:5 ; and see also Numbers 14:18 ; ... read more

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