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Psalm Ps. 86. This is an individual lament in a situation in which “a band of insolent men seek my life” (v. 14). The psalm confesses that the Lord is “good and forgiving” (v. 5), acknowledging that the singer’s own sins may have contributed to his enemies’ plans. The psalmist explicitly grounds his request in Ex. 34:6, a fundamental confessional statement of the OT (Ps. 86:15; see vv. 5, 13). This is the only psalm of David in Book 3 of the Psalms.
Ps. 86:1–7 The beginning of the psalm is a general call for help, without specifying the nature of the trouble. The person praying offers reasons that God should answer (see for in vv. 2–5). The first reason is the genuineness of his faith (v. 2); second is the earnestness with which he prays, relying on the Lord, not other gods (vv. 3–4); and third is the crucial confession of God’s benevolent character, as revealed in the Pentateuch (v. 5).
Ps. 86:8–10 The psalm moves from there is none like you who is worthy of worship among the gods (that is, the angels and other heavenly beings), to you alone are God. This is why all the nations you have made shall come and worship before you. All human beings were made to know and love the one true God. God called Abraham so that his family would be the vehicle of bringing this knowledge to the rest of mankind (Gen. 12:3).
Ps. 86:11 Teach me your way. See 25:12; 27:11 (and note on 25:4–5). The Bible regularly pictures the moral course of one’s life as a “way” or path, and one’s conduct as a “walk” or journey.
Ps. 86:14–17 The last section of the psalm explains the source of the trouble: insolent men and a band of ruthless men. These people do not set you before them (that is, they have no respect for God). Therefore it is not surprising that they seek the faithful one’s life. But the faithful have not sinned, so they have no reason to worry that God will abandon them to enemies as a punishment. God is merciful and gracious, and therefore his faithful ones can trust him to forgive and to guard. The singer is bold and finishes by repeating his request.
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