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Then those who hate me will be put to shame, for you, O LORD, help and comfort me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/86.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Show me a sign of your favor, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame because you, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/86.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/86.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see <i>it</i>, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/86.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Show me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see <i>it</i> and be ashamed, Because You, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/86.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Show me a sign of good, That those who hate me may see <i>it</i> and be ashamed, Because You, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/86.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Show me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/86.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Show me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see <i>it</i>, and be ashamed, Because Thou, O LORD, hast helped me and comforted me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/86.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Show me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see <i>it</i> and be ashamed, Because You, O Yahweh, have helped me and comforted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/86.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Show me a sign of [Your] goodwill, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, O LORD, helped and comforted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/86.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Show me a sign of your goodness; my enemies will see and be put to shame because you, LORD, have helped and comforted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/86.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Show me a sign of Your goodness; my enemies will see and be put to shame because You, LORD, have helped and comforted me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/86.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Show me a token for good, That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because thou, Jehovah, hast helped me, and comforted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/86.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Show that you approve of me! Then my hateful enemies will feel like fools, because you have helped and comforted me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/86.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed, because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/86.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Grant me some proof of your goodness so that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame. You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/86.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Show me proof of your goodness, LORD; those who hate me will be ashamed when they see that you have given me comfort and help. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/86.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Show me a sign of your goodness, so that those who hate me will see it and be ashamed. For you, LORD, will help and comfort me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/86.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/86.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Show me evidence of your favor! Then those who hate me will see it and be ashamed, for you, O LORD, will help me and comfort me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/86.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, LORD, have helped me, and comforted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/86.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Show me a token for good; that they who hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast helped me, and comforted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/86.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, Yahweh, have helped me, and comforted me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/86.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do with me a sign for good, "" And those hating me see and are ashamed, "" For You, O YHWH, have helped me, "" Indeed, You have comforted me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/86.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Do with me a sign for good, And those hating me see and are ashamed, For Thou, O Jehovah, hast helped me, Yea, Thou hast comforted me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/86.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Make with me a sign for good, and they hating me shall see and be ashamed: for thou, Jehovah, didst help me and comfort me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/86.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/86.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 85:17>Make me a sign of what is good, so that those who hate me, may look and be confounded. For you, O Lord, have helped me and consoled me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/86.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Give me a sign of your favor: make my enemies see, to their confusion, that you, LORD, help and comfort me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/86.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Show me a sign of your favor, so that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame, because you, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/86.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Show me a token for good, that they which hate me may see it and be ashamed, because thou, LORD, hast helped me and comforted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/86.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Make a good sign with me that those who hate me will see and will be ashamed because you, LORD JEHOVAH, have helped me and you have comforted me! <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/86.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Work in my behalf a sign for good; That they that hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because Thou, LORD, hast helped me, and comforted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/86.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Establish with me a token for good; and let them that hate me see <i>it</i> and be ashamed; because thou, O Lord, hast helped me, and comforted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/86-17.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=10831" 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">16</span>Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śêh- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">Show</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/226.htm" title="226: ’ō·wṯ (N-cs) -- A sign. Probably from 'uwth; a signal, as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.">a sign</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">of Your goodness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="8130: śō·nə·’ay (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 1cs) -- To hate. A primitive root; to hate.">that my enemies</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wə·yir·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">may see</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: wə·yê·ḇō·šū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">and be ashamed;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5826.htm" title="5826: ‘ă·zar·ta·nî (V-Qal-Perf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To help, succor. A primitive root; to surround, i.e. Protect or aid.">have helped me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: wə·ni·ḥam·tā·nî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">and comforted me.</a> </span><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="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-13.htm">Isaiah 41:13</a></span><br />For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-24.htm">Isaiah 45:24</a></span><br />Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-8.htm">Exodus 4:8-9</a></span><br />And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second. / But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-30.htm">Exodus 4:30-31</a></span><br />and Aaron relayed everything the LORD had said to Moses. And Moses performed the signs before the people, / and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/16-28.htm">Numbers 16:28-30</a></span><br />Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing: / If these men die a natural death, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me. / But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-34.htm">1 Samuel 2:34</a></span><br />And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/13-3.htm">1 Kings 13:3-5</a></span><br />That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’” / Now when King Jeroboam, who was at the altar in Bethel, heard the word that the man of God had cried out against it, he stretched out his hand and said, “Seize him!” But the hand he stretched out toward him withered, so that he could not pull it back. / And the altar was split apart, and the ashes poured out, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-8.htm">2 Kings 20:8-11</a></span><br />Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?” / And Isaiah had replied, “This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised: Would you like the shadow to go forward ten steps, or back ten steps?” / “It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps,” answered Hezekiah, “but not for it to go back ten steps.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13-14</a></span><br />And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. / If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-23.htm">John 16:23-24</a></span><br />In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. / Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-29.htm">Acts 4:29-30</a></span><br />And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness, / as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-3.htm">Acts 14:3</a></span><br />So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-18.htm">Romans 15:18-19</a></span><br />I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed, / by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Show me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because you, LORD, have helped me, and comforted me.</p><p class="hdg">shew</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/41-10.htm">Psalm 41:10,11</a></b></br> But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-9.htm">Psalm 74:9</a></b></br> We see not our signs: <i>there is</i> no more any prophet: neither <i>is there</i> among us any that knoweth how long.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/38-22.htm">Isaiah 38:22</a></b></br> Hezekiah also had said, What <i>is</i> the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?</p><p class="hdg">that they</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-9.htm">Psalm 71:9-13</a></b></br> Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/109-29.htm">Psalm 109:29</a></b></br> Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Micah 7:8-10</a></b></br> Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD <i>shall be</i> a light unto me… </p><p class="hdg">thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">Psalm 40:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Psalm 71:20,21</a></b></br> <i>Thou</i>, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/83-17.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/psalms/68-28.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/psalms/83-2.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/85-1.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/psalms/86-5.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/86-15.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/psalms/83-2.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/psalms/83-2.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/psalms/83-8.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/83-8.htm">Helped</a> <a href="/psalms/83-8.htm">Holpen</a> <a href="/psalms/85-1.htm">Korah</a> <a href="/psalms/85-1.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/83-17.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/78-66.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/psalms/85-7.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/psalms/86-11.htm">Show</a> <a href="/psalms/44-14.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/psalms/83-1.htm">Song</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">Token</a> <a href="/psalms/78-42.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/97-7.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/psalms/109-21.htm">Behalf</a> <a href="/psalms/102-13.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/psalms/89-10.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/89-17.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/psalms/89-14.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/107-8.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/psalms/89-23.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/psalms/89-23.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/116-6.htm">Helped</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-3.htm">Holpen</a> <a href="/psalms/87-1.htm">Korah</a> <a href="/psalms/87-1.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/89-45.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/97-7.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/psalms/88-10.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/psalms/88-10.htm">Show</a> <a href="/psalms/92-15.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/psalms/87-1.htm">Song</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-3.htm">Token</a> <a href="/psalms/88-10.htm">Work</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>Show me a sign of Your goodness</b><br>This phrase reflects a plea for divine intervention and assurance. In biblical times, signs were often sought as confirmation of God's favor or presence, as seen in Gideon's request for a sign in <a href="/judges/6-36.htm">Judges 6:36-40</a>. The psalmist's request for a sign of goodness underscores a deep reliance on God's benevolence and faithfulness, echoing the covenantal promises made to Israel. It also points to the human desire for tangible evidence of God's care, which is fulfilled ultimately in the person of Jesus Christ, who is the embodiment of God's goodness and grace.<p><b>that my enemies may see and be ashamed</b><br>The psalmist desires not only personal reassurance but also a public vindication that would cause adversaries to recognize God's power and justice. This reflects the cultural context of honor and shame prevalent in ancient Near Eastern societies, where public perception was crucial. The theme of enemies being put to shame is recurrent in the Psalms (e.g., <a href="/psalms/25-2.htm">Psalm 25:2-3</a>) and highlights the belief that God's intervention would lead to the defeat and humiliation of those who oppose His people. This anticipates the ultimate victory over spiritual enemies through Christ's resurrection.<p><b>for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me</b><br>The psalmist acknowledges past experiences of God's help and comfort, which serve as a foundation for present faith and future hope. This reflects a common biblical pattern of recalling God's past faithfulness as a basis for trust in current trials, as seen in the narratives of the Exodus and the Psalms. The use of "LORD" (YHWH) emphasizes the covenant relationship between God and His people. The dual mention of help and comfort points to God's comprehensive care, which is fully realized in the New Testament through the Holy Spirit, referred to as the Comforter in <a href="/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/86.htm">Psalm 86</a>, David is seeking God's intervention and assurance in the face of his adversaries.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>The unspecified adversaries of David, representing those who oppose the righteous.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His faithfulness and relationship with His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_assurance_from_god.htm">Seeking Assurance from God</a></b><br>David's request for a sign of God's goodness is a model for believers to seek divine assurance in times of trouble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The verse emphasizes God's role as a helper and comforter, encouraging believers to trust in His faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_to_others.htm">Witness to Others</a></b><br>The desire for enemies to see and be ashamed suggests that God's work in our lives can serve as a testimony to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_in_adversity.htm">Prayer in Adversity</a></b><br>David's prayer demonstrates the importance of turning to God in difficult times, seeking His intervention and comfort.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/confidence_in_god's_character.htm">Confidence in God's Character</a></b><br>The verse reflects confidence in God's character, encouraging believers to rely on His goodness and mercy.<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/how_reconcile_david's_faith_with_history.htm">How do we reconcile David's confidence in divine intervention (Psalm 5:3, 8) with known historical conflicts where God's protection was not apparent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_psalm_115_17_with_afterlife.htm">Psalm 115:17 -- If the dead cannot praise the Lord, how do we address biblical passages suggesting continued consciousness or spiritual existence after death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_swear_by_himself.htm">If God is omnipotent, why does He need to swear by Himself to carry out judgment (Amos 6:8)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god_loving_yet_jealous.htm">In Nahum 1:2, how can God be both loving and yet described as jealous and avenging?</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>(17) <span class= "bld">A token for good</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>some sign of continued or renewed providential care and love, such, indeed, as an Israelite under the old covenant saw, and every pious heart under the new sees, in what to others is an every-day occurrence. The expression <span class= "ital">for good </span>is a favourite one with Nehemiah (<a href="/nehemiah/5-19.htm" title="Think on me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.">Nehemiah 5:19</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/13-31.htm" title="And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the first fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.">Nehemiah 13:31</a>) and Jeremiah (<a href="/context/jeremiah/24-5.htm" title="Thus said the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good.">Jeremiah 24:5-6</a>, and comp. <a href="/romans/8-28.htm" title="And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.">Romans 8:28</a>. &c).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/86.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Show me a token for good;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> give me some sign - not necessarily a miraculous one - that thou art dealing with me, not for evil, but "for good" (<a href="/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Jeremiah 24:6</a>), and that thou wilt grant me that which I have requested of thee. <span class="cmt_word">That they which hate me may see it</span>. A visible token is therefore requested, not a mere inward conviction or assurance (see <a href="/2_kings/20-8.htm">2 Kings 20:8</a>; <a href="/isaiah/7-11.htm">Isaiah 7:11</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And be ashamed</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/6-10.htm">Psalm 6:10</a>; 56:17; 119:78, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">Because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.</span> The psalmist's deliverance would be his enemies' shame; it would show that God was on his side, and against them. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/86-17.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">Show</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשֵֽׂה־</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śêh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a sign</span><br /><span class="heb">א֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_226.htm">Strong's 226: </a> </span><span class="str2">A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Your goodness,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְט֫וֹבָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that my enemies</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׂנְאַ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(śō·nə·’ay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8130.htm">Strong's 8130: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may see</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִרְא֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yir·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and be ashamed,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיֵבֹ֑שׁוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yê·ḇō·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֝הוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have helped me</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲזַרְתַּ֥נִי</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·zar·ta·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5826.htm">Strong's 5826: </a> </span><span class="str2">To surround, protect, aid</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and comforted me.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִחַמְתָּֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ni·ḥam·tā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/86-17.htm">Psalm 86:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/86-17.htm">Psalm 86:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/86-17.htm">Psalm 86:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/86-17.htm">Psalm 86:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/86-17.htm">Psalm 86:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/86-17.htm">Psalm 86:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/86-17.htm">Psalm 86:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/86-17.htm">Psalm 86:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/86-17.htm">Psalm 86:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/86-17.htm">Psalm 86:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/86-17.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 86:17 Show me a sign of your goodness (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/86-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 86:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 86:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/87-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 87:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 87:1" /></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>