Psalms 86 · Verse 4

Psalms 86:4

Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Psalms 86:4, King James Version

Psalms 86:4 in other translations

BSBBring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
WEBBring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.
ASVRejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
YLTRejoice the soul of Thy servant, For unto Thee, O Lord, my soul I lift up.
DARBYRejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul.
BBEMake glad the soul of your servant; for it is lifted up to you, O Lord.
WebsterRejoice the soul of thy servant: for to thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

What does Psalms 86:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. lift up my soul--with strong desire (Psa 25:1).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant - I want spiritual blessings; I want such consolations as thou dost impart to them that love thee; I present that soul to thee which I wish thee to console.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 86:1-7

Our poverty and wretchedness, when felt, powerfully plead in our behalf at the throne of grace. The best self-preservation is to commit ourselves to God's keeping. I am one whom thou favourest, hast set apart for thyself, and made partaker of sanctifying grace. It is a great encouragement to prayer, to feel that we have received the converting grace of God, have learned to trust in him, and to be his servants. We…

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Psalms 86:4 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.

שַׂ֭מֵּחַSa.me.achmake gladH8055
נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.fesh[the] self ofH5315
עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaservant yourH5650
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
אֵלֶ֥יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413
אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiO LordH136
נַפְשִׁ֥יnaf.Shibeing myH5315
אֶשָּֽׂא\׃'e.Sa'I lift upH5375

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Cross references for Psalms 86:4

  • Psalms 143:8

    Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

  • Psalms 25:1

    A Psalm of David. Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

  • Isaiah 66:13-14

    As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem. And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.

  • Psalms 51:12

    Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

  • Isaiah 61:3

    To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

  • Psalms 62:8

    Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

  • Isaiah 65:18

    But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Rejoice.
51:12; Isa 61:3; 65:18; 66:13,14
do.
25:1; 62:8; 143:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 86:3

    Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

  • Psalms 86:4

    Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

  • Psalms 86:5

    For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

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Psalms 86:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Alegra el alma de tu siervo: porque á ti, oh Señor, levanto mi alma.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Réjouis l’âme de ton serviteur; car à toi, Seigneur, j’élève mon âme.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Erfreue die Seele deines Knechtes! denn zu dir, Herr, erhebe ich meine Seele.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Memor ero Rahab et Babylonis, scientium me; ecce alienigenæ, et Tyrus, et populus Æthiopum, hi fuerunt illic.