New King James Version
Psalms 86:4
4Rejoice the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Give me happiness, O Lord, for I give myself to you.
Context of Psalms 86:4
2Preserve my life, for I am holy; You are my God; Save Your servant who trusts in You! 3Be merciful to me, O Lord, For I cry to You all day long. Rejoice the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 5For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. 6Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer; And attend to the voice of my supplications.
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 51:12Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
- Isaiah 61:3To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”
- Isaiah 65:18But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; For behold, I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing, And her people a joy.
- Isaiah 66:13As one whom his mother comforts, So I will comfort you; And you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”
- Psalms 25:1To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
- Psalms 62:8Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
- Psalms 143:8Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul 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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