Kidner
In the day of my trouble
Vv1-7: The suppliant
Vv8-13: The sovereign
Vv14-17: The scornful
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Wilcock
The unexpectedness of Psalm 86
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A Psalm of David
in this section of the Psalter
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Almost completely
made up of fragments from or allusions to other Scriptures
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The frequency of
the use of the word Adonai, Lord / Master / Sovereign (x7)
The Master and his servant (vv1-6)
The Master and his power (vv7-13)
The Master and his enemies (vv14-17)
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Motyer,
Sovereignty in Perfection
A. “To you, O Sovereign One”: he hears prayer (vv1-6)
B. “None like you, O Sovereign One”: He is the only God (vv7-13)
C. “But you, O Sovereign One”: He is sufficient (vv14-17)
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Expositor’s Bible:
Give me a sign of your goodness
5 sections, each consisting of a prayer for mercy and a confession of the Lord and beginning with an emphatic reference to the Lord
A (1) A prayer for mercy and confession of confidence (vv1-5)
B (2) Prayer for mercy (vv6-7)
C (3) Hymn of confidence in the Lord (vv8-10)
B’ (4) Anticipation of deliverance (vv11-13)
A’ (5) Prayer for deliverance (vv14-17)
Pp652-3 analyse the stylisation of the Psalm in terms of repeating patterns related to:
(1) The petitions A(vv1-4); B(vv5-7); B’(vv11-13); A’(vv14-17)
(2) The divine perfections and acts: A(vv1-4); B(vv5-7); C(vv8-10); B’(vv11-13); A’(vv14-17)
(3) The psalmist’s relations to the Lord: A (vv1-4); A’ (vv14-17)
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Goldingay:
A servant’s claim on his master
Opening plea for attention and rescue (vv1-7)
A declaration of the way the nations will come to honour Yahweh in the light of what he will have done (vv8-10)
The suppliant’s declaration of commitment to honouring Yahweh for the anticipated act of deliverance (vv11-13)
A lament for the suppliant’s predicament and a plea to God to turn and act (vv14-17)
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Spurgeon:
The Psalm has an irregular construction but may be divided into three sections (vv1-7), (vv8-13), (vv14-17), each ending with an expression of confidence
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