Psalms 86 · Verse 10

Psalms 86:10

For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
Psalms 86:10, King James Version

Psalms 86:10 in other translations

BSBFor You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.
WEBFor you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone.
ASVFor thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone.
YLTFor great art Thou, and doing wonders, Thou art God Thyself alone.
DARBYFor thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God, thou alone.
BBEFor you are great, and do great works of wonder; you only are God.
WebsterFor thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.

What does Psalms 86:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 86:9-10

9-10. The pious Jews believed that God's common relation to all would be ultimately acknowledged by all men (Psa 45:12-16; 47:9).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 For thou art great - Almighty, infinite, eternal. And doest wondrous things - ועשה נפלאות veoseh niphlaoth; thou art the Worker of miracres. This thou hast done in numerous instances, and thereby showed thy infinite power and wisdom. This appears to be a prophecy of the calling of the Gentiles to the faith of Christ, and the evidence to be given to his Divine mission by the miracles which he should work. Thou art God alone - Συ ει ὁ Θεος μονος ὁ μεγας - Sept. Thou art the only, The Great God. In this the Ethiopic and Arabic agree.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 86:8-17

Our God alone possesses almighty power and infinite love. Christ is the way and the truth. And the believing soul will be more desirous to be taught the way and the truth. And the believing soul will be more desirous to be taught the way and the truth of God, in order to walk therein, than to be delivered out of earthly distress. Those who set not the Lord before them, seek after believers' souls; but the…

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Psalms 86:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
גָד֣וֹלga.Dol[are] greatH1419
אַ֭תָּה'A.tahyouH859
וְעֹשֵׂ֣הve.'o.Sehand [one who] doesH6213
נִפְלָא֑וֹתnif.la.'ot<of> wondersH6381
אַתָּ֖ה'a.TahyouH859
אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.Him[are] GodH430
לְבַדֶּֽךָ\׃le.va.De.khato alone youH905

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 86:10

  • Isaiah 37:16

    O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.

  • Mark 12:29

    And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

  • Psalms 72:18

    Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

  • 1 Corinthians 8:4

    As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.

  • Exodus 15:11

    Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

  • Deuteronomy 32:39

    See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

  • Isaiah 44:6-8

    Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.

  • Isaiah 37:20

    Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord, even thou only.

  • Romans 15:18-19

    For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

  • Ephesians 4:6

    One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

  • Psalms 145:3-5

    Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

  • Acts 4:30

    By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For.
8; 72:18; 77:14,15; 145:3-5; Ex 15:11; Job 11:7; Da 6:26,27
Ac 2:19-22; 4:30; Ro 15:18,19; Heb 2:4
God.
De 6:3,4; 32:39; Isa 37:16,20; 44:6-8; Mr 12:29; 1Co 8:4; Eph 4:6

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Context

  • Psalms 86:9

    All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.

  • Psalms 86:10

    For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.

  • Psalms 86:11

    Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

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Psalms 86:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque tú eres grande, y hacedor de maravillas: tú solo eres Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car tu es grand, et tu fais des choses merveilleuses; tu es Dieu, toi seul.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn groß bist du und Wunder tuend, du bist Gott, du allein.