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Psalms 86:8
Psalms 86:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
- New International Version (NIV)Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; Nor are there any works like Your works.
Context of Psalms 86:8
6Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer, and attend to the voice of my supplications. 7In the day of my distress I will call upon thee, for thou wilt answer me. Among the gods there is none like unto thee, Lord, and there is nothing like unto thy works. 9All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy name. 10For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God, thou alone.
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אֵין־כָּמ֖וֹךָ בָאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀ אֲדֹנָ֗י וְאֵ֣ין כְּֽמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 86:8
- Psalms 89:6For who in the heaven can be compared to Jehovah? [who] among the sons of the mighty shall be likened to Jehovah?
- Exodus 15:11Who is like unto thee, Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like unto thee, glorifying thyself in holiness, Fearful [in] praises, doing wonders?
- Isaiah 40:18To whom then will ye liken God? and what likeness will ye compare unto him?
- Jeremiah 10:6There is none like unto thee, Jehovah; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
- Daniel 3:29Therefore I make a decree, that in every people, nation, and language, he who shall speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and his house shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that is able to deliver after this sort.
- Psalms 136:4To him who alone doeth great wonders, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever:
- Deuteronomy 3:24Lord Jehovah, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy powerful hand; for what God is in the heavens or in the earth that can do like to thy works, and like to thy might?
- Deuteronomy 4:34Or hath God essayed to come to take him a nation from the midst of a nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a powerful hand, and by a stretched-out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that Jehovah your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
Commentaries on Psalms 86:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord - None that trusted in an idol ever had help in time of need; none that prayed to any of them ever had an answer to his petitions. Thou savest; they cannot; thou upholdest; they must be upheld by their foolish worshippers. Thou art my Director, אדני Adonai ; but they cannot direct nor teach; they have mouths, but they speak not.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord - Among all those which are worshipped as gods there is no one that can hear and save. The psalmist, in respect to prayer, and to help to be obtained by prayer, compares his own condition with that of those who worshipped false gods. He had a God who could hear; they had none. A true child of God now in trouble may properly compare his condition in this respect with that of those who make no profession…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-17Verses 8-17 Our God alone possesses almighty power and infinite love. Christ is the way and the truth. And the believing soul will be more desirous to be taught the way and the truth. And the believing soul will be more desirous to be taught the way and the truth of God, in order to walk therein, than to be delivered out of earthly distress. Those who set not the Lord before them, seek after believers' souls; but the compassion, mercy, and truth of God…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10All the nations must submit themselves to the Lord and worship him (Psalms 45:17; 117:1; 148:7–11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. neither ... works--literally, "nothing like thy works," the "gods" have none at all.Read the comment
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- 1. Psalms 86:8 86.8 Elohim ↩
Commentaries on Psalms 86
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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