God’s Word Translation
Psalms 86:2
2Protect me, because I am faithful ⌞to you⌟. Save your servant who trusts you. You are my God.
Psalms 86:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
- New International Version (NIV)Guard my life, for I am faithful to you; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Preserve my life, for I am godly; save your servant, who trusts in you—you are my God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Preserve my life, for I am holy; You are my God; Save Your servant who trusts in You!
Context of Psalms 86:2
1Turn your ear ⌞toward me⌟, O Lord. Answer me, because I am oppressed and needy. Protect me, because I am faithful ⌞to you⌟. Save your servant who trusts you. You are my God. 3Have pity on me, O Lord, because I call out to you all day long. 4Give me joy, O Lord, because I lift my soul to you.
Read all of Psalms 86Psalms 86:2 word by word
שָֽׁמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁי֮ כִּֽי־חָסִ֪יד אָ֥נִי הוֹשַׁ֣ע עַ֭בְדְּךָ אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֑י הַבּוֹטֵ֥חַ אֵלֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 86:2
- Psalms 4:3Know that the Lord singles out godly people for himself. The Lord hears me when I call to him.
- Psalms 37:28The Lord loves justice, and he will not abandon his godly ones. They will be kept safe forever, but the descendants of wicked people will be cut off.
- Psalms 119:94I am yours. Save me, because I have searched for your guiding principles.
- 1 Samuel 2:9He safeguards the steps of his faithful ones, but wicked people are silenced in darkness because humans cannot succeed by their own strength.
- John 10:27My sheep respond to my voice, and I know who they are. They follow me,
- John 17:11I won’t be in the world much longer, but they are in the world, and I’m coming back to you. Holy Father, keep them safe by the power of your name, the name that you gave me, so that their unity may be like ours.
- 1 Peter 5:3Don’t be rulers over the people entrusted to you, but be examples for the flock to follow.
- Psalms 18:19He brought me out to a wide-open place. He rescued me because he was pleased with me.
- Deuteronomy 7:7The Lord set his heart on you and chose you, even though you didn’t outnumber all the other people. You were the smallest of all nations.
- Romans 9:18Therefore, if God wants to be kind to anyone, he will be. If he wants to make someone stubborn, he will.
- Psalms 119:124Treat me with kindness, and teach me your laws.
- Psalms 143:12In keeping with your mercy, wipe out my enemies and destroy all who torment me, because I am your servant.
- John 12:26Those who serve me must follow me. My servants will be with me wherever I will be. If people serve me, the Father will honor them.
- Psalms 13:5But I trust your mercy. My heart finds joy in your salvation.
- Psalms 16:1Protect me, O God, because I take refuge in you.
- Psalms 31:1I have taken refuge in you, O Lord. Never let me be put to shame. Save me because of your righteousness.
Commentaries on Psalms 86:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Preserve my soul - Keep it as in a strong place. For I am holy - אני חשיד כי ki chasid ani, for I am merciful. The spirit of this prayer is, "The mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me!" Save thy servant - I have long taken thee as my Master and Lord; I receive the word from thy mouth, and obey thee.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Preserve my soul - Preserve, or keep, my life; for so the word rendered soul means in this place, as it does commonly in the Scriptures. For I am holy - Margin, “One whom thou favorest.” The Hebrew word - חסיד châsı̂yd - means properly, benevolent, kind; then, good, merciful, gracious; and then pious, godly. Psalm 30:4; Psalm 31:23; Psalm 37:28. The ground of the plea here is, that he was a friend of God; and that it was proper on that account to look to…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. 1-171-2. poor and needy--a suffering child of God, as in Psa 10:12, 17; 18:27. I am holy--or, "godly," as in Psa 4:3; 85:8.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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