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Psalms 86:8
8There is no one like you, my Lord, among all the gods. Nobody can do the great things that you do.
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
6Lord, hear my prayer! Please listen when I call to you for help. 7Whenever trouble comes to me, I will pray to you. I know that you will answer me. There is no one like you, my Lord, among all the gods. Nobody can do the great things that you do. 9You have made all the nations of the world, and they will all come to worship you, my Lord. They will agree that your name is great. 10For you are great and you do great things. You alone are God.
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אֵין־כָּמ֖וֹךָ בָאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀ אֲדֹנָ֗י וְאֵ֣ין כְּֽמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 86:8
- Psalms 89:6In all the heavens, there is no one like you, Lord! No angel in heaven is equal to you.
- Exodus 15:11Lord, there is nobody like you among all the gods! There is nobody like you anywhere! You are great and holy. Everyone should respect you and praise you. You do great miracles. There is nobody like you!
- Isaiah 40:18You cannot find anyone else who is like God. There is no image that you can make to be like him.
- Jeremiah 10:6There is nobody like you, Lord. You are great and your name shows your power.
- Daniel 3:29No other god can save people like their God has done for them. So I make a command for the people of every nation who speak any language. They must never say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. If anyone does that, my soldiers will cut them into pieces. They will knock down those people's houses so that they become heaps of stones.’
- Psalms 136:4The Lord himself does great miracles. He was wise when he made the skies. He put the earth across the water of the seas. He made the great lights to shine in the sky. He made the sun to rule over the day. He made the moon and the stars to rule the night. So thank the Lord! His faithful love will always continue.
- Deuteronomy 3:24‘Almighty Lord, I am your servant. You are showing me how great and how strong you are. There is no other god in heaven or on earth that can do the great things that you do.
- Deuteronomy 4:34No other god has tried to rescue a nation from the power of another nation. The Lord your God did this for you when you were in Egypt. You saw how he used his great authority and strength to punish the Egyptians. He did powerful miracles. He brought war and disease that made them very afraid.
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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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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