King James Version For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. God isn't out to get you. You are ready to perish, in the first place, because you feel sure that you will perish. Those that trust in God may expect salvation from him. The pleas with which he enforces these petitions. 4. 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. Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord, [Adonai, not Jehovah here]; neither are there any works like unto thy works. Paul tells us to pray without ceasing; 1 Thessalonians 5:17. But, now, you feel that you will be lost as surely as if it could be demonstrated to you by logic. Is it not thus that some of you feel just now? Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers. July 2016 That's to those that are opposed to Him. If God has begun a good work of grace in us, we must own that the time was a time of love. He pours love upon us if we genuinely seek him as our God and Father. Waiting on God was one of the reasons David was called "a man after God's own heart". The first of these ( Psalms 86:1-5) is a series of petitions, each supported by a plea. It is a virtual mosaic of other psalms, and its quotations are almost verbatim. He isn't ready to snap. There are so many trials and tribulations within the world therefore it is imperative that we pray to God for mercy and allow Him to help lead us away from potential sins. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. The Lord loveth a cheerful giver, and I am sure that he is himself a cheerful Giver. II. What meaneth it when it saith that God is ready to forgive? "And how about eternal things? He isn't angry. 4 Bring joy to your servant, for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. He's longsuffering. In all the parts of prayer the soul must ascend upon the wings of faith and holy desire, and be lifted up to God, to meet the communications of his grace, and in an expectation raised very high of great things from him. Jehovah needs not months and years in which to write out the charter of your forgiveness, and put the great seal of heaven to it. So, the Divine Victim has been slain upon Calvary. Before we look at what is said, let's revisit the scripture. After re-reading the psalm, its evident that the language is very plain and lacks any poetic flights or figures in comparison to other psalms. When a person says to you, "Will you give me your help?" Psa 86:14. Tools. To be in the dungeon, but never to know the rescue and deliverance! We may request cookies to be set on your device. He's sure that even though his situation is dire, his God is bigger and desires to show mercy to those whom He loves. 1 Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. You have already, in imagination, stood before the bar of God; you feel your sentence to be so certain that conscience has read it over in your hearing, and anticipated its terrors. September 2014 Now when I come to God, it is important that I understand the character of God. It is God only that can put gladness into the heart and make the soul to rejoice, and then, and not till then, the joy is full; and, as it is the duty of those who are God's servants to serve him with gladness, so it is their privilege to be filled with joy and peace in believing, and they may in faith pray, not only that God will preserve their souls, but that he will rejoice their souls, and the joy of the Lord will be their strength. Soul, give not up hope, for God is ready to forgive. Sign in. and his eyes sparkled again at the prospect of soon beholding his Lord. [1.] Each devotion includes a reading of a Psalm, a brief teaching on the passage, a salient truth to cling to, and a suggested song to guide further meditation. Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. In 86:8-10 there is a deliberate request of praise when David declares God as the only true Godthe lord of the nations. It may be that I am also addressing some, who not only realize the sureness and the nearness of their destruction, but they have begun to feel it. O Eternity, thy gates need not to be unlocked, and thrown back on their hinges with long and tedious toil, for they are ever on the jar! You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call on you. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. He has but to say to you, "Thy sins which are many, are all forgiven;" and it is done. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. ", Oh, the tortures of the man who feels his guilt, but does not know the remedy for it! Similarly, David repeatedly invokes memories when God intervened on his behalf in times of trouble (Psalm 18:6; 31:22; 40:1-2). The goodness of God's nature is a great encouragement to us in all our addresses to him. When People are Big and God is Small. July 2013 And then finally in 86:14-17, David appeals to Gods mercy and grace to deliver him. There are many biblical passages were we read about how God cares for us. Hes sure that even though his situation is dire, his God is bigger and desires to show mercy to those whom He loves. May 2014 However, God's mercy is given to those who implore with sincerity. 4 Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. March 2017 I. But this I can say, that terror of conscience, that alarm about the wrath of God, that intense hatred of past sin, and yet consciousness of my inability to avoid it in the future, were such combinations of thought that I can only describe them in George Herbert's words, "My thoughts are all a case of knives Breaking my poor heart. May the gladsome sound reach the heart of him that is ready to perish! Would he not, therefore, in the present crisis do the same once more (4-7)? 3 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for to you do I cry all the day. Verse 5. Here, in 86:5, David uses it to appeal to God to answer his prayer: "For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You." Again (86:15), David prays, "But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth." They begin with "Bow down Thine ear," the first of a suppliant's desires, which, as it were, clears the way for those which follow. Psa 86:15. We are dependent on Him in all things, therefore we should always be ready to hear from Him, as well as speak to Him. Local Entertainment; . By keeping His commands, we show our love to Him. He has brought it home to you in this life that he may remove it for ever from you in the life that is to come. Any date. Tools. This day, it is his turn to lie upon the borders of the grave, and mine to stand by his bedside. The angels sang when God made the world, but we do not read that he sang then; yet, in the last chapter of the prophecy of Zephaniah, we read: "The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing." By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. A daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage. The valley of the shadow of death casts its gloomy shade on his pale cheeks, and he feels that he must soon die. August 2016 Daily Nugget: God certainly should not need a resume or letter of referral, but if He did, this Psalm from David would be the perfect one. So David is taking from all these psalms and just sort of putting together a psalm that he draws from all of the other psalms. In whatever was going on in his life, he was asking God to take away his sorrow and give him joy once again. 7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me. You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call on you. The language of the Bible on this subject would express, better than any language which he could himself employ, what in those circumstances he would wish to find God to be. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. David here is saying that God is a good God, one who is completely good in every way, from whom every good gift comes from. Amen. For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone . Many readers will say that this indicates that its not an original psalm. All Videos Images Commentaries Devotionals Other Translations Sermons Related Scriptures Podcasts Blogs. His love is not metered out or carefully rationed. And you can find practically every one of these a quotation from another psalm. 11-13). Car ils ont en main la priere et recognoissance de leur faute. Fr. If we do not admit to ourselves that we have sinned against God, than we will not be serious in confessing our sins, or we may not even go to Him at all. Within a little while, you may be out upon the lonely sea, the waves may have swallowed up your vessel, and you may be just clinging to an oar. October 2016 You only are God. For if such a sinner should endeavor to describe what he would desire to find in God as a ground of appeal in his prayers, he could not express his feelings in language more full and free than God has himself employed about his own readiness to pardon and save. A devotional thought and prayer centered on Psalm 86:5. 5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. Psalms 86:5 For thou, Lord, art good Essentially and independently good, from whom every good and perfect gift comes; good in himself, and good to others; good to all, in a providential way; and good to his own special people in a way of grace: this is asserted by Christ, ( Matthew 19:17 ) and ready to forgive; Psalms 1-72 (Kidner Classic Commentaries) Paperback - September 5, 2014. And I'm divided by the desires of my flesh and my desires for God. (1.) By the love with which he pardoned me; by the mercy which made him pass by my innumerable transgressions, I beg thee to turn, nay, more, linking my arm in thine, I say to thee, "Come, and let us return unto the Lord, and let us say unto him, 'Receive us graciously, and love us freely, so will we render unto thee the calves of our lips'" Ready to perish art thou, but ready to forgive is he, blessed be his holy name! The psalmist has to remind himself of this because . That was not Paul's answer; he said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." " Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me; For I am afflicted and needy. Observe, When he prays, Rejoice my soul, he adds, For unto thee do I lift up my soul. Sometimes the Gospel itself is treated as a mystery . October 2014 In 86:1-7, David cries out in great need for God to hear and act on his behalf. (2.) And and let me experience your grace. March 2013 The psalmist was sure God would respond to his prayer (Psalms 86:7). For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. They are fitly described by the Spirit of God in these words of the prophet: "The great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish." (Psalm 25:4-5) When we wait on God it shows a spirit of trust and humility, of loving obedience, of hope and confidence, of a most intimate friendship and of the deepest reverence for our Creator. God is supreme. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. Every past experience of Gods goodness to us is a promise of His continued blessing. Seven times he called God his Lord or Master (Heb. So verse Psalms 86:15 , "But Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, gracious, longsuffering, plenteous in mercy and truth.". This afternoon, I had to take rather a long journey to visit a friend who is sick unto death, and at his bedside I trust I have learned some lessons of encouragement, and have been animated by witnessing the joy and peace which God grants to his children in their declining hours. Once, you could afford to put away the thought, with a laugh, as a matter which might, or might not, be true; but, anyhow, it did not much concern you. (1) First, we must acknowledge to God that we need Him (Psalm 86:1). March 2014 "Sinner, God's justice has been satisfied, the sin of all who believe, or who ever will believe, was laid upon Christ when he died upon the tree. Today's Verse: Psalm 86:5 Monday, January 31, 2022 You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call on you. Blessed be God that the graves are ready for us. 40:28-29), 'Satan Wants Us to Use Only Human Wisdom'. This Hebrew title appears as "Lord" in most English translations whereas "Yahweh" translates as "LORD.". Make with me a sign. Fix the honourable mark of thy name upon me, that I may be known to be thy servant. Am I speaking to some abandoned woman who thinks that she will destroy herself? December 2014 May 2016 As we continue in our study of the psalms, today we will be explaining Psalm 86 the message verse by verse. Having passed through this anguish myself, I think I can describe, from experience, what some of you are now suffering. You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you. ", "Long for evening, to undress, That we might rest with God.". If we read verses 8-10 in isolation from the rest of the psalm it sounds like it would be part of a psalm of praise. O soul, thou thinkest, perhaps, that God will be hard to be entreated, and that he will give his mercy grudgingly! Unite my heart towards Thee." Sailor, are you in this building? Indeed, "Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob!". October 2017 While the psalm starts and ends with references to his situation and his requests for salvation, the center sections of the psalm are completely focused on God and Davids devotion to God. This is the way in which God begins with those whom he intends to bless; not to the same degree in all, but yet after the same kind. You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call on you. Without the context vs. 9 may seem somewhat ordinary, but the fact that this is included in prayer for salvation makes it more remarkable. September 2017 Wilt thou not ask the Lord to forgive thee? III. You feel it to be certain that you shall, ere long, be driven from the presence of God with that terrible sentence, "Depart, ye cursed." He viewed Gods granting of his request as based on His grace, not something God owed him. The petitions are the well-worn ones which spring from universal need, and there is a certain sequence in them. Exegetical problems are squarely faced, and then readers are led to a point where the text can address . February 2016 It can be if you purpose in your heart to be not moved by changing of circumstances, but instead to put your eyes on God and trust Him and hope in His promises concerning you. Psalm 86:5. (c) 2020 The Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik ewm@enduringword.com. A mystery in Paul's writing is not normally something "mysterious," still less a whodunit. And we, as Christians, are forgiven because He is our advocate before the Father. 2. See thou do it not for God is ready to forgive. Yet, many of us think that God is angry. Here David is praying, "God, just unite my heart towards Thee." Such phrases leap to mind whenever Christians lift their hearts to God. Get This Daily Devotional by Email. There was a man who had, even here, foretastes of the miseries of the lost; and there are some of us who can, even now, hardly look back to the time of our conviction without a shudder. Observe, I am needy (Psalms 86:1; Psalms 86:1), yet I am holy (Psalms 86:2; Psalms 86:2), holy and yet needy, poor in the world, but rich in faith. Handsel, 1998. Would you long to creep up and down this dunghill world, like some poor worm that ever leaves a slimy track behind it? Or wouldst thou not rather, "Stretch thy wings, O soul, and fly Straight to yonder world of joy. It is an individual lament psalm that speaks out of a situation of disorientation. 4 Gladden the soul of your servant; to you, Lord, I lift up my soul. Those who write themselves down as lost are the special objects of our Savior's mission of mercy, for "the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost." When I asked him about his worldly goods and possessions, he said that he had been content to leave them all, some time ago. Holman Bible For You, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive, Throughout the entirety of Psalm 86, David gives glory to God. 5For thou, O Lord! The foundations of the prison shake, the doors fly open, and the gaoler, fearing that his prisoners have escaped, leaps out, draws his sword, and is about to kill himself when he hears a voice crying, "Do thyself no harm; we are all here."