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Give your strength to your servant; save me, the son of your servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/86.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn to me and be gracious to me; give your strength to your servant, and save the son of your maidservant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/86.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/86.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/86.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give Your strength to Your servant, And save the son of Your maidservant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/86.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Turn to me, and be gracious to me; Grant Your strength to Your servant, And save the son of Your maidservant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/86.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Turn to me, and be gracious to me; Oh grant Your strength to Your servant, And save the son of Your handmaid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/86.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Turn to me, and be gracious to me; Oh grant Thy strength to Thy servant, And save the son of Thy handmaid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/86.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Turn to me, and be gracious to me; Oh grant Your strength to Your slave, And save the son of Your maidservant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/86.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Turn to me, and be gracious to me; Grant Your strength [Your might and the power to resist temptation] to Your servant, And save the son of Your handmaid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/86.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Turn to me and be gracious to me. Give your strength to your servant; save the son of your female servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/86.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Turn to me and be gracious to me. Give Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your female servant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/86.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/86.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I serve you, LORD, and I am the child of one of your servants. Look on me with kindness. Make me strong and save me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/86.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/86.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Turn toward me, and have pity on me. Give me your strength because I am your servant. Save me because I am the son of your female servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/86.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Turn to me and have mercy on me; strengthen me and save me, because I serve you just as my mother did. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/86.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Return to me and have mercy on me; clothe your servant with your strength and deliver the son of your maid servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/86.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/86.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Turn toward me and have mercy on me! Give your servant your strength! Deliver your slave! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/86.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Turn to me, and have mercy on me. Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your handmaid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/86.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O turn to me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/86.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your servant. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/86.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Look to me, and favor me, "" Give Your strength to Your servant, "" And give salvation to a son of Your handmaid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/86.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Look unto me, and favour me, Give Thy strength to Thy servant, And give salvation to a son of Thine handmaid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/86.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Turn to me and pity me; thou wilt give thy strength to thy servant, and save to the son of thy maid-servant.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/86.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/86.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 85:16>Look down upon me and have mercy on me. Grant your authority to your servant, and bring salvation to the son of your handmaid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/86.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Turn to me, be gracious to me; give your strength to your servant; save the son of your handmaid. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/86.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn to me and be gracious to me; give your strength to your servant; save the child of your serving girl.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/86.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O turn to me and have mercy upon me; give strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/86.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Return to me and show mercy to me; give power to your Servant and save the son of your maid Servant!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/86.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O turn unto me, and be gracious unto me; Give Thy strength unto Thy servant, And save the son of Thy handmaid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/86.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Look thou upon me, and have mercy upon me: give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/86-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=10822" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/86.htm">Tried But Trusting</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6437.htm" title="6437: pə·nêh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To turn. A primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. Appear, look, etc.">Turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me</a> <a href="/hebrew/2603.htm" title="2603: wə·ḥān·nê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore.">and have mercy;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tə·nāh- (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">grant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5797.htm" title="5797: ‘uz·zə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Strength, might. Or rowz; from azaz; strength in various applications.">Your strength</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: lə·‘aḇ·de·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">to Your servant;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: wə·hō·wō·šî·‘āh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">save</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: lə·ḇen- (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the son</a> <a href="/hebrew/519.htm" title="519: ’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A maid, handmaid. Apparently a primitive word; a maid-servant or female slave.">of Your maidservant.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6</a></span><br />Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/6-25.htm">Numbers 6:25</a></span><br />may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-7.htm">Isaiah 63:7</a></span><br />I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-17.htm">Nehemiah 9:17</a></span><br />They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-9.htm">2 Chronicles 30:9</a></span><br />For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-8.htm">Psalm 103:8</a></span><br />The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-8.htm">Psalm 145:8</a></span><br />The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Joel 2:13</a></span><br />So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/4-2.htm">Jonah 4:2</a></span><br />So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22</a></span><br />Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-26.htm">2 Samuel 22:26</a></span><br />To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-50.htm">Luke 1:50</a></span><br />His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-15.htm">Romans 9:15-16</a></span><br />For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” / So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O turn to me, and have mercy on me; give your strength to your servant, and save the son of your handmaid.</p><p class="hdg">turn</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-16.htm">Psalm 25:16</a></b></br> Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I <i>am</i> desolate and afflicted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-16.htm">Psalm 69:16</a></b></br> Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness <i>is</i> good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-13.htm">Psalm 90:13</a></b></br> Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.</p><p class="hdg">give</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/28-7.htm">Psalm 28:7,8</a></b></br> The LORD <i>is</i> my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/84-5.htm">Psalm 84:5</a></b></br> Blessed <i>is</i> the man whose strength <i>is</i> in thee; in whose heart <i>are</i> the ways <i>of them</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/138-3.htm">Psalm 138:3</a></b></br> In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, <i>and</i> strengthenedst me <i>with</i> strength in my soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Philippians 4:13</a></b></br> I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/colossians/1-11.htm">Colossians 1:11</a></b></br> Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/116-16.htm">Psalm 116:16</a></b></br> O LORD, truly I <i>am</i> thy servant; I <i>am</i> thy servant, <i>and</i> the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/86-3.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/psalms/86-15.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/psalms/85-7.htm">Grant</a> <a href="/job/31-13.htm">Handmaid</a> <a href="/job/31-13.htm">Maidservant</a> <a href="/psalms/86-15.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/86-15.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/psalms/86-2.htm">Save</a> <a href="/psalms/86-4.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/85-8.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/85-3.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/89-17.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/psalms/102-13.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/psalms/94-13.htm">Grant</a> <a href="/psalms/116-16.htm">Handmaid</a> <a href="/psalms/116-16.htm">Maidservant</a> <a href="/psalms/88-11.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/90-13.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/psalms/89-48.htm">Save</a> <a href="/psalms/89-3.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/88-4.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/88-2.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/89-43.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 86</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/86-1.htm">David strengthens his prayer by the consciousness of his religion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/86-5.htm">By the goodness and power of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/86-11.htm">He desires the continuance of former grace</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/86-14.htm">Complaining of the proud, he craves some token of God's goodness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/86.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/86.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Turn to me and have mercy;</b><br>This phrase is a plea for God's attention and compassion. The psalmist, traditionally understood to be David, often found himself in situations of distress and sought God's intervention. The request for God to "turn" suggests a desire for divine favor and presence, echoing the covenant relationship where God promises to be attentive to His people (<a href="/deuteronomy/4-31.htm">Deuteronomy 4:31</a>). Mercy is a central theme in the Psalms, reflecting God's character as compassionate and gracious (<a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6</a>). This plea is consistent with the understanding of God as a refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble (<a href="/psalms/46.htm">Psalm 46:1</a>).<p><b>grant Your strength to Your servant;</b><br>The psalmist acknowledges his own weakness and dependence on God's power. The term "servant" indicates a relationship of submission and loyalty to God, reminiscent of the servant-leader model seen in figures like Moses and David himself. The request for strength is not just physical but also spiritual, enabling the psalmist to endure trials and fulfill God's purposes. This aligns with the biblical theme of God empowering His chosen ones, as seen in the lives of Samson (<a href="/judges/16-28.htm">Judges 16:28</a>) and Paul (<a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Philippians 4:13</a>).<p><b>save the son of Your maidservant.</b><br>This phrase highlights a personal and humble appeal, emphasizing the psalmist's lineage and connection to a faithful heritage. The reference to "maidservant" suggests a background of servitude and humility, possibly indicating the psalmist's mother was a devout follower of God. This familial connection underscores the importance of faith passed down through generations, as seen in Timothy's relationship with his mother and grandmother (<a href="/2_timothy/1-5.htm">2 Timothy 1:5</a>). The plea for salvation is both immediate and eternal, reflecting the psalmist's trust in God's deliverance, which is ultimately fulfilled in the person and work of Jesus Christ, the ultimate Savior.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/86.htm">Psalm 86</a>, David is a central figure in the Old Testament, known for his deep relationship with God, his role as king of Israel, and his authorship of many psalms.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The recipient of David's prayer, God is portrayed as merciful and powerful, capable of granting strength and salvation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/servant.htm">Servant</a></b><br>Refers to David himself, who humbly positions himself as a servant of God, seeking divine intervention and strength.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/son_of_your_maidservant.htm">Son of Your Maidservant</a></b><br>This phrase emphasizes David's humility and his lineage of faith, possibly referring to his mother’s devotion to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god's_mercy.htm">Dependence on God’s Mercy</a></b><br>Recognize our need for God's mercy in every aspect of life. Like David, we should approach God with humility, acknowledging our dependence on His grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_divine_strength.htm">Seeking Divine Strength</a></b><br>In times of weakness, seek God's strength. David's prayer is a model for us to ask God for the strength to face our challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_our_identity_in_christ.htm">Understanding Our Identity in Christ</a></b><br>Embrace our identity as servants of God. Just as David identifies himself as a servant, we too are called to serve God faithfully.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_legacy_of_faith.htm">The Legacy of Faith</a></b><br>Consider the impact of a godly heritage. David's reference to being the "son of Your maidservant" reminds us of the importance of passing down faith through generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_86.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 86</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_being_slow_to_anger_mean.htm">What does 'My help comes from the Lord' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_123's_mercy_align_with_ot_judgment.htm">How can Psalm 123's insistence on divine mercy be reconciled with other Old Testament texts where God enacts harsh judgment in similar circumstances?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_88_clash_with_divine_mercy.htm">Why does the repeated emphasis on God's wrath in Psalm 88:7 and 88:16 clash with portrayals of divine mercy elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_invasions_succeed_if_god_is_angry.htm">Psalm 76:7: If 'none can stand' before God's anger, how do we explain the numerous successful invasions of Judah documented in biblical and extrabiblical records?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/86.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Servant . . .</span> <span class= "bld">son of thine handmaid.</span>--Comp. <a href="/psalms/116-16.htm" title="O LORD, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, and the son of your handmaid: you have loosed my bonds.">Psalm 116:16</a>. The combined expressions imply a <span class= "ital">homeborn slave. </span>(Comp. <a href="/genesis/14-14.htm" title="And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them to Dan.">Genesis 14:14</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm" title="Is Israel a servant? is he a home born slave? why is he spoiled?">Jeremiah 2:14</a>)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/86.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me</span>. God had for a time turned his face away from his servant; now he is entreated to turn it towards him, and, as a consequence, to "have mercy upon him" and deliver him. <span class="cmt_word">Give thy strength unto thy servant.</span> Only in God's strength can we effectually contend against either our spiritual or our temporal foes. If, however, we ask him for strength, his strength will be "sufficient for us" (<a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And save the son of thine handmaid.</span> Either "the son of one who was specially religious," like the mother of Timothy (<a href="/2_timothy/1-5.htm">2 Timothy 1:5</a>). or" the son of an Israelitish mother," therefore born and bred up in thy household. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/86-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Turn</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6437.htm">Strong's 6437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn, to face, appear, look</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and have mercy;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחָ֫נֵּ֥נִי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥān·nê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2603.htm">Strong's 2603: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grant</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּנָֽה־</span> <span class="translit">(tə·nāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your strength</span><br /><span class="heb">עֻזְּךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(‘uz·zə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5797.htm">Strong's 5797: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, might</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Your servant;</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘aḇ·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">save</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hō·wō·šî·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the son</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבֶן־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Your maidservant.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_519.htm">Strong's 519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A maidservant, female slave</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/86-16.htm">Psalm 86:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/86-16.htm">Psalm 86:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/86-16.htm">Psalm 86:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/86-16.htm">Psalm 86:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/86-16.htm">Psalm 86:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/86-16.htm">Psalm 86:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/86-16.htm">Psalm 86:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/86-16.htm">Psalm 86:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/86-16.htm">Psalm 86:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/86-16.htm">Psalm 86:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/86-16.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 86:16 Turn to me and have mercy (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/86-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 86:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 86:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/86-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 86:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 86:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>