16 O be turned to me and have mercy on me: give your strength to your servant, and your salvation to the son of her who is your servant.
O Lord, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of her who is your servant; by you have my cords been broken.
Be turned to me, and have mercy on me; for I am troubled and have no helper.
Full of strength in the measure of the great power of his glory, so that you may undergo all troubles with joy;
I am able to do all things through him who gives me strength.
That in the wealth of his glory he would make you strong with power through his Spirit in your hearts;
And Mary said: I am the servant of the Lord; may it be to me as you say. And the angel went away.
The Lord is my strength and my breastplate, my heart had faith in him and I am helped; for this cause my heart is full of rapture, and I will give him praise in my song. The Lord is their strength, and a strong place of salvation for his king.
He gives power to the feeble, increasing the strength of him who has no force. Even the young men will become feeble and tired, and the best of them will come to the end of his strength; But those who are waiting for the Lord will have new strength; they will get wings like eagles: running, they will not be tired, and walking, they will have no weariness.
Let your eyes be turned to me, and have mercy on me, as it is right for you to do to those who are lovers of your name.
I am yours, O be my saviour; for my desire has been for your rules.
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Commentary on Psalms 86 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 86
This psalm is entitled "a prayer of David;' probably it was not penned upon any particular occasion, but was a prayer he often used himself, and recommended to others for their use, especially in a day of affliction. Many think that David penned this prayer as a type of Christ, "who in the days of his flesh offered up strong cries,' Heb. 5:7. David, in this prayer (according to the nature of that duty),
In singing this we must, as David did, lift up our souls to God with application.
A Prayer of David.
Psa 86:1-7
This psalm was published under the title of a prayer of David; not as if David sung all his prayers, but into some of his songs he inserted prayers; for a psalm will admit the expressions of any pious and devout affections. But it is observable how very plain the language of this psalm is, and how little there is in it of poetic flights or figures, in comparison with some other psalms; for the flourishes of wit are not the proper ornaments of prayer. Now here we may observe,
Psa 86:8-17
David is here going on in his prayer.