Psa 86:2 | KD | STEP | The prayer to be heard runs like ; and the statement of the ground on which it is based, , word for word like Ps 40:18. It is then particularly expressed as a prayer for preservation (שׁמרה, as in , although imperative, to be read shāmerah ; cf. מיּרדי, רדפי or רדפי, and what we have already observed on שׁמרני); for he is not only in need of God’s help, but also because חסיד ( ; ), i.e., united to Him in the bond of affection (חסד, Hos 6:4; ), not unworthy of it. In we hear the strains of ; ; in , of Psa 57:2.: the confirmation in is taken verbally from , cf. also Psa 130:6. Here, what is said in of this shorter Adonajic Psalm, , is abbreviated in the ἅπαξ γεγραμ. סלּח (root סל, של, to allow to hang loose, χαλᾶν, to give up, remittere ). The Lord is good (טּוב), i.e., altogether love, and for this very reason also ready to forgive, and great and rich in mercy for all who call upon Him as such. The beginning of the following group also accords with in Psa 86:2.

‏ Psalms 86:2

The prayer to be heard runs like Psa 55:3; and the statement of the ground on which it is based, Psa 86:1, word for word like Ps 40:18. It is then particularly expressed as a prayer for preservation (שׁמרה, as in Psa 119:167, although imperative, to be read shāmerah; cf. Psa 30:4 מיּרדי, Psa 38:21 רדפי or רדפי, and what we have already observed on Psa 16:1 שׁמרני); for he is not only in need of God’s help, but also because חסיד (Psa 4:4; Psa 16:10), i.e., united to Him in the bond of affection (חסד, Hos 6:4; Jer 2:2), not unworthy of it. In Psa 86:2 we hear the strains of Psa 25:20; Psa 31:7; in Psa 86:3, of Psa 57:2.: the confirmation in Psa 86:4 is taken verbally from Psa 25:1, cf. also Psa 130:6. Here, what is said in Psa 86:4 of this shorter Adonajic Psalm, Psa 130:1-8, is abbreviated in the ἅπαξ γεγραμ. סלּח (root סל, של, to allow to hang loose, χαλᾶν, to give up, remittere). The Lord is good (טּוב), i.e., altogether love, and for this very reason also ready to forgive, and great and rich in mercy for all who call upon Him as such. The beginning of the following group also accords with Psa 130:1-8 in Psa 86:2.