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Matthew Henry

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 86:9

All nations whom thou hast made ,.... All nations, or the inhabitants of all nations, are made by the Lord, and of the blood of one man, Acts 17:26 , and which as it shows the obligation of all men to come and worship, as is said should be; so likewise that the Lord, who has made them, is able to make them come to do homage to him, as follows: shall come and worship before thee, O Lord ; "come", spiritually, by faith and repentance, to the Lord himself, being drawn by the power of his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 86:9

All nations - Thy word shall be proclaimed among all the Gentiles: they shall receive thy testimony, and worship thee as the only true and living God. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 86:9

Verse 9 9All nations which thou hast made shall come. (485) If any would rather limit what is here stated to David’s present case, this view does not seem liable to any material objection. He, in fact, often enhances the Divine goodness of which he himself had experience by the like magnificent strain. It may, however, be fitly extended to the universal power of God; but whether he speaks of the grace that was bestowed upon himself alone, or treats, in general, of the works of God, we must bear... 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 86:6-10

In this second strophe praise is predominant. Prayer occupies two verses only ( Psalms 86:6 , Psalms 86:7 ); in the other three ( Psalms 86:8-10 ) God is magnified and glorified. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 86:9

All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord (comp. Psalms 72:11 , Psalms 72:17 ; Psalms 82:8 , etc.). Since God had made all nations ( Acts 17:26 ), it was safe to conclude that they would all one day worship him. The prophecy, however, still remains unfulfilled. And shall glorify thy Name. Either with their lips, or in their lives, or in both ways. Compare the anticipations of Isaiah ( Isaiah 66:23 ), Zephaniah ( Zephaniah 2:10 ), and Zechariah (... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 86:9

Grace triumphant. The declaration of God's ultimate possession of all hearts, which is involved in this verse, is found not here alone (cf. Psalms 22:27 ; Psalms 66:4 ; Isaiah 66:18 , Isaiah 66:23 ; John 12:32 ; Philippians 2:10 , Philippians 2:11 , etc.); and, assuredly, it is the spirit of the whole Scripture. And such considerations as the following sustain such blessed belief. I. THAT IT IS A FAITH WHICH SO COMMENDS ITSELF TO THE CONSCIENCE OF ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 86:9

God glorifying his own Name. By letting that Name be known among the Gentiles, so that they glorify him. At last all the world shall unite in lifting up holy hands and loving hearts to God, and unite in singing, "Praise God, praise God; This conception of the universal acknowledgment of Jehovah is strange for an exclusive Jew, and is a foreshadowing of Christian ideas. We are to think of God as seeking the glorifying of his Name in this—that every creature made in his image unites in the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 86:9

All nations whom thou hast made shall come ... - In this verse the psalmist expresses his belief that the conviction which he entertained about the ability of God to save - about his being the only true God - would yet pervade all the nations of the earth; that they all would yet be convinced that he was the true God, and would come and worship him alone. So clear to him seemed to be the evidence of the existence and perfections of God that he did not doubt that all people would come yet to see... read more

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