EGW WritingsPsalms 86

Radiant Religion

God’s Servants are Happy Working with God, July 20

RRe 203.1

Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. Psalm 86:4.

Homeward Bound

Dangerous Theories, July 29

HB 234.1

For You, LORD, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.—Psalm 86:5.

Lift Him Up

Christ Teaches Heavenly Things, June 5

LHU 170.1

Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. Psalm 86:11.

Our Father Cares

Enjoyment of the Truth, April 3

OFC 105.1

Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. Psalm 86:11.

Our High Calling

Enjoyment of the Truth, January 27

OHC 33.1

Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. Psalm 86:11.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875)

Lt 8, 1873

2LtMs, Lt 8, 1873, par. 20

Oh, my dear sister, shall Jesus Christ have died for us in vain? Oh, no, no. Come to Jesus just as you are, come, all helpless, poor, and broken. Cast yourself just as you are in His arms. He is ready to accept you now, and record your name in the Lamb’s book of life. Say with your whole heart, I will walk in Thy truth. Every resolution expressed in the fear of God will give strength to purpose and to faith. It will tend to stimulate and to humble, to strengthen and confirm. “I will walk in thy truth.” Psalm 86:11. Truth deserves our confidence nonetheless because the world is flooded with fables. Because error and counterfeit are in circulation it only evidences the fact that there is truth, genuine truth, somewhere. How slow of heart are we to believe all that the prophets have spoken. The weight of evidence, you can but admit, is on the side of truth that we as a people hold. It is not enough for us to hear the truth only. God requires of us obedience. “Blessed are they that hear the Word of God, and keep it.” Luke 11:28. “If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.” John 13:17.

Prophets and Kings

Chapter 4—Results of Transgression

PK 70.4

“O magnify the Lord with me,
And let us exalt His name together.” Psalm 69:30; Revelation 4:11; Psalm 86:12; 34:3.

Our Father Cares

Tender, Loving, Compassionate, May 3

OFC 135.1

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. Psalm 86:15.

Prophets and Kings

Chapter 26—“Behold Your God!”

PK 311.2

In losing sight of the true character of Jehovah, the Israelites were without excuse. Often had God revealed Himself to them as one “full of compassion, and gracious, long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.” Psalm 86:15. “When Israel was a child,” He testified, “then I loved him, and called My son out of Egypt.” Hosea 11:1.

That I May Know Him

Tender, Loving, Compassionate, February 8

TMK 45.1

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. Psalm 86:15.

The Review and Herald

March 18, 1915

RH March 18, 1915, par. 2

In losing sight of the true character of Jehovah, the Israelites were without excuse. Often had God revealed himself to them as one “full of compassion, and gracious, long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.” Psalm 86:15. “When Israel was a child,” he testified, “then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.” Hosea 11:1.

From Splendor to Shadow

Chapter 26—Isaiah’s Message: “Behold Your God!”

SS 165.2

In losing sight of God’s true character, the Israelites were without excuse. Often had God revealed Himself to them as “merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.” Psalm 86:15, RSV. Tenderly had the Lord dealt with Israel in their deliverance from Egyptian bondage and in their journey to the Promised Land. “In all their affliction He was afflicted, and the angel of His presence saved them: in His love and in His pity He redeemed them.” Isaiah 63:9. Moses instructed them fully concerning the attributes of their invisible King. See Exodus 34:6, 7.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 24 (1909)

Lt 68, 1909

24LtMs, Lt 68, 1909, par. 10

Trust not in man nor in the arm of flesh. The Lord is “a God full of compassion and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.” “His foundation is in the holy mountain. The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God.” [Psalm 86:15; 87:1-3.] Read the words of the ninety-first psalm; read them and believe in them. I seemed to be reading these words to you, in accordance with instruction I had received from the Lord.

The Upward Look

To an Aged Sister, May 30

UL 164.1

O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid. Psalm 86:16.