Psalms 86:14

Psalms 86:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.
• New International Version (NIV)Arrogant foes are attacking me, O God; ruthless people are trying to kill me— they have no regard for you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O God, insolent men have risen up against me; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, and they do not set you before them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O God, the proud have risen against me, And a mob of violent men have sought my life, And have not set You before them.

Context of Psalms 86:14

12I will give thanks to you with all my heart, O Lord my God. I will honor you forever 13because your mercy toward me is great. You have rescued me from the depths of hell. O God, arrogant people attack me, and a mob of ruthless people seeks my life. They think nothing of you. 15But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and merciful God. You are patient, always faithful and ready to forgive. 16Turn toward me, and have pity on me. Give me your strength because I am your servant. Save me because I am the son of your female servant.

Psalms 86:14 word by word

אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ זֵ֘דִ֤ים קָֽמוּ־עָלַ֗י וַעֲדַ֣ת עָ֭רִיצִים בִּקְשׁ֣וּ נַפְשִׁ֑י וְלֹ֖א שָׂמ֣וּךָ לְנֶגְדָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• the proudזֵדzêd · arrogantH2086
• are risenקוּםqûm · to arise: attackH6965
• against me, and the assembliesעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• of violentעָרִיץ‛ârîyts · ruthlessH6184
• have soughtבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• after my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• and have not setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760

Cross-references for Psalms 86:14

• Psalms 36:11Do not let the feet of arrogant people step on me or the hands of wicked people push me away.
• Psalms 54:3Strangers have attacked me. Ruthless people seek my life. They do not think about God. Selah
• Psalms 119:51Arrogant people have mocked me with cruelty, yet I have not turned away from your teachings.
• Psalms 140:5Arrogant people have laid a trap for me. They have spread out a net with ropes. They have set traps for me along the road. Selah
• 2 Samuel 15:1Soon after this, Absalom acquired a chariot, horses, and 50 men to run ahead of him.
• 2 Samuel 16:20Then Absalom asked Ahithophel, “What’s your advice? What should we do?”
• 2 Samuel 17:1Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose 12,000 men and leave tonight to go after David.
• Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the leaders of the people gathered in the palace of the chief priest Caiaphas.
• Matthew 27:1Early in the morning all the chief priests and the leaders of the people decided to execute Jesus.
• Acts 4:27“In this city Herod and Pontius Pilate made plans together with non-Jewish people and the people of Israel. They made their plans against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.
• Psalms 10:4He turns up his nose ⌞and says⌟, “God doesn’t care.” His every thought ⌞concludes⌟, “There is no God.”
• Psalms 14:4Are all those troublemakers, those who devour my people as if they were devouring food, so ignorant that they do not call on the Lord?
• Psalms 36:1There is an inspired truth about the wicked person who has rebellion in the depths of his heart: He is not terrified of God.
• Ezekiel 8:12God asked me, “Son of man, do you see what the leaders of the nation of Israel are doing in secret? Each of them is in the room where his god is, and each one of them is thinking, ‘The Lord doesn’t see me. The Lord has abandoned this land.’ ”
• Ezekiel 9:9He answered me, “The wickedness of the nations of Israel and Judah is terrible. The land is filled with murder, and the city is filled with wrongdoing. They think that the Lord has abandoned the land and that he doesn’t see.

Commentaries on Psalms 86:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The assemblies of violent men - עריצים עדת adath aritsim, the congregation of the terrible ones. Men of violent passions, violent counsels, and violent acts; and, because they have power, terrible to all. Have not set thee before them - Who sins that sets God before his eyes? Who does not sin that has no consciousness of the Divine presence?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14O God, the proud are risen against me - People who are self-confident, ambitious, haughty; who do not regard the welfare or the rights of others; who are disposed to trample down all others in order that they may accomplish their own purposes; these are the people who have opposed me and sought my life. This would apply either to the time of Saul or of Absalom. In both these cases there were men who would correspond to this description. And the assemblies…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. 14-17Arrogant people exist both inside and outside the community. The psalmist asks God to show his character. God is so great that even a small glimpse of his goodness will silence the wicked.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1413-14. The reason: God had delivered him from death and the power of insolent, violent, and godless persecutors (Psa 54:3; Eze 8:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 86:14

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Godlessness
• Malice

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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