Psalms 86 · Verse 8

Psalms 86:8

Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
Psalms 86:8, King James Version

Psalms 86:8 in other translations

BSBO Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.
WEBThere is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds.
ASVThere is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord; Neither are there any works like unto thy works.
YLTThere is none like Thee among the gods, O Lord, And like Thy works there are none.
DARBYAmong thegods there is none like unto thee, Lord, and there is nothing like unto thy works.
BBEThere is no god like you, O Lord; there are no works like your works.
WebsterAmong the gods there is none like thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like thy works.

What does Psalms 86:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. neither ... works--literally, "nothing like thy works," the "gods" have none at all.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord - None that trusted in an idol ever had help in time of need; none that prayed to any of them ever had an answer to his petitions. Thou savest; they cannot; thou upholdest; they must be upheld by their foolish worshippers. Thou art my Director, אדני Adonai; but they cannot direct nor teach; they have mouths, but they speak not.

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 compassion, mercy, and truth of God, will be their refuge and consolation. And those whose parents were the servants of the Lord, may urge this as a plea why he should hear and help them. In considering David's experience, and that of the believer, we must not lose sight of Him, who though he was rich, for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 86:8 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.

אֵין\־'ein-there notH369
כָּמ֖וֹךָka.Mo.kha[is] like youH3644
בָאֱלֹהִ֥ים\׀va.'E.lo.Himamong the godsH430
אֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiO LordH136
וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there notH369
כְּֽמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ\׃Ke.ma.'a.Sei.kha[are] like works yourH4639

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

Cross references for Psalms 86:8

  • 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 3:24

    O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?

  • Psalms 89:6

    For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?

  • Daniel 3:29

    Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.

  • Isaiah 40:25

    To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

  • Psalms 89:8

    O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

  • Jeremiah 10:16

    The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The Lord of hosts is his name.

  • Deuteronomy 4:34

    Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

  • Isaiah 40:18

    To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

  • Psalms 136:4

    To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  • Jeremiah 10:6-7

    Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Among.
89:6,8; Ex 15:11; Isa 40:18,25; Jer 10:6,7,16; Da 3:29
neither.
136:4; De 3:24; 4:34

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Context

  • Psalms 86:7

    In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.

  • Psalms 86:8

    Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.

  • Psalms 86:9

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

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Psalms 86:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Oh Señor, ninguno hay como tú entre los dioses, ni obras que igualen tus obras.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Seigneur! nul entre les dieux n’est comme toi, et il n’y a point d’œuvres comme les tiennes.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Keiner ist wie du, Herr, unter den Göttern, und nichts gleich deinen Werken.