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Texts -- Psalms 86:12-17 (NET)

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86:12 O Lord , my God , I will give you thanks with my whole heart ! I will honor your name continually ! 86:13 For you will extend your great loyal love to me, and will deliver my life from the depths of Sheol . 86:14 O God , arrogant men attack me; a gang of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life . 86:15 But you , O Lord , are a compassionate and merciful God . You are patient and demonstrate great loyal love and faithfulness . 86:16 Turn toward me and have mercy on me! Give your servant your strength ! Deliver your slave ! 86:17 Show me evidence of your favor ! Then those who hate me will see it and be ashamed , for you , O Lord , will help me and comfort me.

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  • The Book of Psalms is an inspired collection of Hebrew poems intended for use in worship. Spirit directed compilers put them in their present order for several reasons including authorship and affinity of ideas. The compilers...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • 72:15-17 In return for his beneficent rule the king would receive the blessing of his people. They would express their gratitude by bringing him wealth (cf. 1 Kings 10:10) and by praying for him. As a result of his good influ...
  • A man or men named Asaph wrote 17 of the psalms in this book (Pss. 73-83). Other writers were the sons of Korah (Pss. 84-85, 87), David (Ps. 86), Heman (Ps. 88), and Ethan (Ps. 89). Asaph, Heman, and Ethan were musicians from...
  • David appealed to God for preservation as a dependent, needy believer who sought to walk in trust and obedience with his God. He viewed God's granting his request as grace, not something God owed him. He looked forward to rej...
  • David's request to know God's way more fully is typical of the desire of any sincere believer who wants to walk humbly and obediently with his God. The motive behind this request was God's glory (v. 12). The psalmist apprecia...
  • 89:38-45 Next Ethan recounted what God had permitted to overtake David. He was now weak and defeated rather than being strong and successful. God had apparently cut David off and gone back on His promises. The fall of Jerusal...
  • 145:8-10 Verses 8 and 9 are a classic expression of praise for God's character. The same statement in Hebrew occurs in six other places in the Old Testament (Exod. 34:6; Neh. 9:7; Pss. 86:15; 103:8; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2). God...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • The reader might assume that the Lord's deliverance of the Ninevites from imminent doom is the climax of the story. This is not the case. The most important lesson of the book deals with God's people and specifically God's in...
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