Psalms 86:16

“O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me, etc.] For it seems the Lord had turned away from him, and had hid his face, and withheld the manifestation of his grace and mercy from him, and had not yielded him the help and assistance he expected; and therefore entreats that he would turn again to him, and show him his face and favour, and be merciful to him: give thy strength unto thy servant; spiritual strength, strength in his soul, to exercise grace, perform duty, bear the cross, and stand up against all enemies, and hold out to the end: this is God’s gift; and the psalmist pleads his relation to him as his servant, not merely by creation, but by grace; this is interpreted by the Jews of the…”

“O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me - Look upon me; as if God were now turned away, and were unmindful of his danger, his needs, and his pleading. The expression is equivalent to those in which he prays that God would incline his ear to him. See Psalms 86:1, Psalms 86:6, and the notes at Psalms 5:1. Give thy strength unto thy servant - Give such strength as proceeds from thee, and such as will accomplish what thou alone canst effect. Enable me to act as if clothed with divine power. The ground of the plea here is, that he was the “servant” of God, and he might, therefore, hope for God’s interposition. And save the son of thine handmaid - This is, as far as I know, the only separate…”

“turn: Psa 25:16, Psa 69:16, Psa 90:13, Psa 119:132 give: Psa 28:7, Psa 28:8, Psa 84:5, Psa 138:3; Isa 40:29-31, Isa 45:24; Zac 10:12; Eph 3:16, Eph 6:10; Phi 4:13; Col 1:11 the son: Psa 116:16, Psa 119:94; Luk 1:38 Psalms 86:17”