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Psalms 86:8
8Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)No pagan god is like you, O Lord. None can do what you do!
Context of Psalms 86:8
6Hear my prayer, Lord; listen to my cry for mercy. 7When I am in distress, I call to you, because you answer me. Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. 9All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name. 10For you are great and do marvelous deeds; 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 89:6For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?
- Exodus 15:11Who among the gods is like you, Lord? Who is like you— majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?
- Isaiah 40:18With whom, then, will you compare God? To what image will you liken him?
- Jeremiah 10:6No one is like you, Lord; you are great, and your name is mighty in power.
- Daniel 3:29Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”
- Psalms 136:4to him who alone does great wonders, His love endures forever.
- Deuteronomy 3:24“Sovereign Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do?
- Deuteronomy 4:34Has any god ever tried to take for himself one nation out of another nation, by testings, by signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, or by great and awesome deeds, like all the things the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your very 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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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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