Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 86:1-17
Psalms 85-86 The steadfast love of GodIsrael had again suffered God’s punishment in being defeated by its enemies. The psalmist reminds God that when this happened in the past, God forgave his people and poured out his blessings on them afresh (85:1-3). Would he not, therefore, in the present crisis do the same once more (4-7)? The psalmist thinks longingly of the spiritual paradise that results when people are living in a right relation with their God. Steadfast love flows down from God and is... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 86:2
Psalms 86:2. Preserve my soul, for I am holy Sanctified in some measure by thy grace, and sincerely devoted to thy service. Hebrew, אני חסיד , ani chasid, I am good, merciful, or pious. Show that mercy to me which I am willing and ready to show to others. This David mentions, not in a way of vain ostentation, but as an argument to move God to answer his prayers, because he was one of that sort of men whose prayers God had engaged himself, by his promise and covenant, to hear; and partly... read more