Psalm 86:13 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 86:8-17

David is here going on in his prayer. I. He gives glory to God; for we ought in our prayers to praise him, ascribing kingdom, power, and glory, to him, with the most humble and reverent adorations. 1. As a being of unparalleled perfection, such a one that there is none like him nor any to be compared with him, Ps. 86:8. Among the gods, the false gods, whom the heathens worshipped, the angels, the kings of the earth, among them all, there is none like unto thee, O Lord! none so wise, so mighty,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 86:13

For great is thy mercy toward me ,.... Both in things temporal and spiritual; an instance of which follows: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell ; from a very distressed and disconsolate condition, being almost in despair, under a deep sense of sin, and a fearful apprehension of the wrath of God, as, particularly, when he was charged by Nathan; or from hell itself, and the severest punishment in it; from the second and eternal death, which every man is deserving of, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 86:13

Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell - This must mean more than the grave; a hell below hell - a place of perdition for the soul, as the grave is a place of corruption for the body. read more

John Calvin

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

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 86:13

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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 86:13

For great is thy mercy toward me - In respect to me; or, Thou hast manifested great mercy to me; to wit, in past times. He makes use of this now as an argument or reason why God should interpose again.(a) He had shown on former occasions that he had power to save;(b) the fact that he had thus treated him as his friend was a reason why he should now befriend him.And thou hast delivered my soul - My life. The meaning is, that he had kept him alive in times of imminent danger. At the same time... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 86:12-13

Psalms 86:12-13. I will praise thee, O Lord, &c. Not only as the Lord, but as my God. And I will do it with all my heart That is, with readiness, cheerfulness, and fervency, and with a sincere regard to thy honour; for I will glorify thy name And that not for a time merely, but for evermore I will glorify thee as long as I live, and hope to be glorifying thee to all eternity. For great is thy mercy toward me It is a fountain inexhaustibly full, sending forth streams... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 86:8-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 86:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 86:13

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 86:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 86:11-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 86:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 86:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 86:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 86:12-13

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