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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 86:11

Unite my heart. Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulg, read "Let my heart rejoice". fear = revere. name. See note on Psalms 20:1 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 86:13

the lowest hell = Sheol beneath. hell. Hebrew Sheol. App-35 . Not the language of "Semitic heathenism", but the inspired revelation of Divine eschatology. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 86:11

GOD'S PRIOR MERCIES ENCOURAGEMENT TO SEEK HIM"Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth:Unite my heart to fear thy name.I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart;And I will glorify thy name forevermore.For great is thy lovingkindness toward me;And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.O God, the proud are risen up against me,And a company of violent men have sought after my soul,And have not set thee before them.But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 86:9

Psalms 86:9. All nations, &c.— This, if applied to Hezekiah, may signify all the neighbouring nations. See 2 Chronicles 32:23. But it may also be considered as a prediction of the calling of the Gentiles under the Messiah. See Romans 15:9. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 86:11

Psalms 86:11. Unite my heart, &c.— Keep close my heart, Mudge. The expression denotes the contrary to hypocrisy, or to an insincere and partial obedience, as commonly expressed by a double heart. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 86:13

Psalms 86:13. Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell— Thou hast delivered my life from the grave beneath. Green. "Thou hast often snatched me from extreme dangers, (See 1 Samuel 23 : &c.) which, like an abyss and bottomless pit, were ready to swallow me up." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 86:8

8. neither . . . works—literally, "nothing like thy works," the "gods" have none at all. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 86:9

9, 10. The pious Jews believed that God's common relation to all would be ultimately acknowledged by all men (Psalms 45:12-16; Psalms 47:9). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 86:11

11. Teach—Show, point out. the way—of Providence. walk in thy truth—according to its declarations. unite my heart—fix all my affections (Psalms 12:2; James 4:8). to fear thy name—(compare Psalms 86:12) to honor Thy perfections. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 86:13

13, 14. The reason: God had delivered him from death and the power of insolent, violent, and godless persecutors (Psalms 54:3; Ezekiel 8:12). read more

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