(11) A reminiscence of older psalms. In addition to the marginal references, see Psalms 26:3.Unite my heart—i.e., unite all my powers and concentrate them on Thy service. No doubt with recollection of Deuteronomy 6:5; Deuteronomy 10:12. Comp. also Jeremiah 32:39, on which apparently the expression is directly based. An undivided will is in morals and religion equally essential. read more
A Pattern of Prayer Psalms 86:1-5 The prayer that springs from a deep-felt need, and will not cease till that need is supplied, may say the same things over a hundred times, and yet they shall not be vain. I. The Invocations. In general, this Psalm is remarkable for its frequent use of the Divine names. In almost every verse they recur, and their frequency gives us a vivid impression of earnestness, of consciousness of need, and of faith so sore pressed that it could only sustain itself by... read more
Psalms 86:1-17THIS psalm is little more than a mosaic of quotations and familiar phrases of petition. But it is none the less individual, nor is the psalmist less heavily burdened, or less truly beseeching and trustful, because he casts his prayer into well-worn words. God does not give "originality" to every devout man; and He does not require it as a condition of accepted prayer. Humble souls, who find in more richly endowed men’s words the best expression of their own needs, may be... read more
Psalms 86:0 A Prayer 1. The prayer of the poor and needy one (Psalms 86:1-9 ) 2. The praise of His Name (Psalms 86:10-17 ) This Psalm has for an inscription “A prayer of David.” We can hear in it the voice of the Son of David, our Lord, pleading in the place of humiliation, and also the pleadings of the remnant saints. The prophetic element enters in with Psalms 86:9 . “All nations whom Thou hast made shall come and worship before thee O Lord.” This will be the glorious result of His... read more
86:8 Among the gods [there is] none like unto thee, O Lord; neither {f} [are there any works] like unto thy works.(f) He condemns all idols as they can do nothing to declare that they are gods. read more
86:9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and {g} worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.(g) This proves that David prayed in the Name of Christ the Messiah of whose kingdom he here prophecies. read more
86:11 {h} Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.(h) He confesses himself ignorant till God has taught him, and his heart variable and separate from God, till God join it to him, and confirm it in his obedience. read more
The first psalm in this lesson suggests Psalms 74:0 on which we did not dwell, but both of which depict the desolations of Judah by the Babylonians (compare Jeremiah 52:12-14 ). On this supposition their date would be that of the captivity, and their author a later Asaph than the Asaph mentioned in David’s time. Psalms 80:0 Has captivity features also. Some would say it relates to the ten tribes, as the preceding psalm does to Judah. The next several psalms are much alike in this respect and... read more
Here is a sweet reference to the covenant of redemption in and by Christ; and I would fain persuade myself that Christ had an eye to it in what is here said. God the Father promised to give his Son the heathen for his inheritance; Psalms 2:8 ; Isaiah 49:6 ; and may we not suppose, that as God created all things by Jesus Christ, those nations whom he hath made, whom he hath redeemed, and whom he hath new made by the regeneration of his Spirit, are here meant, who are to come and worship before... read more
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 86:9
(9) For this wide prospect of Divine dominion see Psalms 22:31; Isaiah 43:7. read more