Be merciful unto me, O Lord,.... In my distressed and miserable condition, being an object of mercy, pity, and compassion; this petition is used by Christ in Ps 41:10for I cry unto thee daily; or "all the day"; every day, and several times in a day, Ps 55:17 constant and importunate prayer is the duty of saints, and available with God, 1Th 5:17.
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Psalms 86:3
Psalms 86:3
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Psalms 86 — OverviewPsalms 86 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis 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…Psalms 86 — OverviewPsalms 86 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 86:1, David strengthens his prayer by the consciousness of his religion; Psalms 86:5, by the goodness and power of God; Psalms 86:11, He desires the continuance of former grace; Psalms 86:14, Complaining of the…Psalms 86 — OverviewPsalms 86 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BiblePrayer of David. The title is the same with the Seventeenth Psalm, and the subject of it is much alike: it was written by David, when in distress, and his life was sought after; very likely when he was persecuted by…Psalms 86:1-7Psalms 86:1-7 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis 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…Psalms 86:3Psalms 86:3 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeBe merciful: Psalms 56:1, Psalms 57:1
for I: Psalms 55:17, Psalms 88:9; Luke 2:37, Luke 11:8-13, Luke 18:7; Ephesians 6:18
daily: or, all the day, Psalms 25:5