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Psalms 86:4
4Please make me happy deep inside, for you are the one that I pray to, my Lord.
Psalms 86:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
- New International Version (NIV)Bring joy to your servant, Lord, for I put my trust in you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Rejoice the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
Context of Psalms 86:4
2I am your faithful servant, so keep my life safe! Please save me, my God, for I trust in you. 3My Lord, be kind to me. All through the day, I am calling to you for help. Please make me happy deep inside, for you are the one that I pray to, my Lord. 5Yes, my Lord, you are very kind, and you are ready to forgive people. When anyone calls to you for help, you love them with your faithful love. 6Lord, hear my prayer! Please listen when I call to you for help.
Read all of Psalms 86Psalms 86:4 word by word
שַׂ֭מֵּחַ נֶ֣פֶשׁ עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֥י אֵלֶ֥יךָ אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י נַפְשִׁ֥י אֶשָּֽׂא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 86:4
- Psalms 51:12Give me joy again, because you have made me safe. Make me strong and ready to obey you.
- Isaiah 61:3In that way, the people in Zion who are sad will become strong again. They will not put ashes on their heads any more. Instead, they will wear beautiful hats. Instead of weeping, they will have olive oil to show their joy. They will not feel upset, but they will sing happy songs to praise God. People will call them ‘Strong trees that show God's righteousness’. They will be like trees that the Lord himself has planted to show how great he is.
- Isaiah 65:18But be happy about what I will create! Be happy for ever! I will create Jerusalem as a happy place. The people who live there will be full of joy.
- Isaiah 66:13I will comfort you, as a mother comforts her child. As you live in Jerusalem, you will be happy again.’
- Psalms 25:1Lord, I offer myself to you.
- Psalms 62:8Yes, my friends, you should always trust in God! Tell him about all the troubles in your thoughts. God is our safe place to hide! Selah.
- Psalms 143:8Every morning, help me to remember your faithful love, because I am trusting in you. Show me how I should live to please you, because I know that I belong to you.
Commentaries on Psalms 86:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Rejoice the soul of thy servant - I want spiritual blessings; I want such consolations as thou dost impart to them that love thee; I present that soul to thee which I wish thee to console.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Rejoice the soul of thy servant - Cause me to rejoice; to wit, by thy gracious interposition, and by delivering me from danger and death. For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul - Compare the notes at Psalm 24:4. The idea is that of arousing himself, or exerting himself, as one does who makes strenuous efforts to obtain an object. He was not languid, or indifferent; he did not put forth merely weak and fitful efforts to find God, but he bent his whole…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4God’s devoted servant prays for mercy. The psalmist sees himself as a member of the covenant community and as a citizen of the world.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. lift up my soul--with strong desire (Psa 25:1).Read the comment
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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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