Psalms 86:6

“Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer, etc.] As this psalm is called, in the title of it; his own prayer, and not another’s, not one composed for him, but what was composed by him; this petition is repeated, as to the sense of it, from (<198601>Psalm 86:1) to show his importunity to be heard: and attend to the voice of my supplications; which proceeded from the spirit of grace and supplication, put up in an humble manner, in a dependence on the mercy of God, which the word used has the signification of, and were attended with thanksgiving, (<198612>Psalm 86:12,13), according to the apostle’s rule, (<500406>Philippians 4:6), these were vocal prayers, and not mere mental ones; (see <580507>Hebrews…”

“Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer ... - See the notes at Psalms 5:1. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Psa 5:1, Psa 5:2, Psa 17:1, Psa 130:2 Psalms 86:7”

“Here, too, almost everything is an echo of earlier language of the Psalms and of the Law; viz., Psa 86:7 follows Psa 17:6 and other passages; Psa 86:8 is taken from Exo 15:11, cf. Psa 89:9, where, however, אלהים, gods, is avoided; Psa 86:8 follows Deu 3:24; Psa 86:9 follows Psa 22:28; Psa 86:11 is taken from Psa 27:11; Psa 86:11 from Psa 26:3; Psa 86:13, שׁאול תּחתּיּה from Deu 32:22, where instead of this it is תּחתּית, just as in Psa 130:2 תּחנוּני (supplicatory prayer) instead of תּחנוּנותי (importunate supplications); and also Psa 86:10 (cf. Psa 72:18) is a doxological formula that was already in existence. The construction הקשׁיב בּ is the same as in Psa 66:19. But although for the most…”