Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 86:10
For thou [art] great, and doest wondrous things: thou [art] God alone.
10. Cp. Psa 77:13-14; Psa 72:18; Psa 83:18; and Exo 15:11; Exo 34:10.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
For thou art great, and doest wondrous things – Things suited to excite wonder or admiration; things which lie beyond the power of any creature, and which could be performed by no one but a being of almighty power. A God who could do these things could also do that which the psalmist asked of him, for what God actually does proves that there is nothing within the limits of possibility which he cannot perform. The greatness and the power of God are reasons why we should appeal to him in our weakness, and in our times of trouble.
Thou art God alone – Thou only canst do what a God can do, or what belongs to God. In those things, therefore, which require the interposition of divine power our appeal must be to thee alone. So in the matter of salvation.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Psa 86:10
Thou . . . doest wondrous things.
Curiosities
In this age a great amount of wealth is lavished on curiosities.
I. One of the greatest curosities which has been made for you is the created world. When you see anything which is wonderful, the first questions are, Who made it? How did it get here? Some people say that this earth made itself; and that the machinery of its creation is a thing of chance. What a grand old curiosity is this world which God has made! It may also be likened to a glorious picture which speaks to us of Him.
II. Another curiosity which is intended for us is the bible. Thank God, the Bible is now so cheap that every man may possess a copy. It was once so scarce and dear that it was chained in the churches. The Bible is the grandest curiosity in the world.
III. Another great curiosity is yourself. What are you? What is your destiny? What is your pathway? Is it for happiness or misery? (W. Birch.)
Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Verse 10. For thou art great] Almighty, infinite, eternal.
And doest wondrous things] veoseh niphlaoth; thou art the Worker of miracles. 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.] . – Sept. Thou art the only, THE GREAT God. In this the AEthiopic and Arabic agree.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Doest wondrous things: this is added as a reason either why the nations should own the true God, because they should see his wonderful works; or why that great work, Psa 86:9, was not incredible, but should certainly be accomplished.
Art God alone; and all thee idols of the heathen are no gods, but vanities; as the Gentiles themselves shall see and acknowledge.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
For thou art great,…. In his nature, and the perfections of it; in his power, wisdom, truth, faithfulness, love, grace, and mercy; and in all his persons; the Father is great, greater than all; the Son is the great God, and our Saviour; and the Spirit, which is in his people, is greater than he that is in the world:
and doest wondrous things; in nature and providence; such as the forming of all things out of nothing; upholding all things by the word of his power; the formation of man, soul and body, and the union of both; and the constant government of the world; and more especially in grace, as the provision in the covenant in eternity, the mission of Christ in time, the conversion of a sinner, and bringing him to eternal glory:
thou art God alone; to the exclusion of all such who are not gods by nature; but not to the exclusion of the Son and Spirit, who are, with the Father, the one God, 1Jo 5:7.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
10. For thou art great, and thou alone, O God! doest wondrous things. In this verse there is again repeated the cause which will bring all nations to worship before the Lord, namely, the discovery made of his glory by the greatness of his works. The contemplation of God’s glory in his works is the true way of acquiring genuine godliness. The pride of the flesh would always lead it to wing its way into heaven; but, as our understandings fail us in such an extended investigation, our most profitable course is, according to the small measure of our feeble capacity, to seek God in his works, which bear witness of him. Let us therefore learn to awaken our understandings to contemplate the divine works, and let us leave the presumptuous to wander in their own intricate mazes, which, in the end, will invariably land them in an abyss from which they will be unable to extricate themselves. To incline our hearts to exercise this modesty, David magnificently extols the works of God, calling them wondrous things, although to the blind, and those who have no taste for them, they are destitute of attraction. In the meantime, we ought carefully to attend to this truth, That the glory of Godhead belongs exclusively to the one true God; for in no other being is it possible to find the wisdom, or the power, or the righteousness, or any of the numerous marks of divinity which shine forth in his wonderful works. Whence it follows, that the Papists are chargeable with rendering, as much as in them lies, his title to true Godhead nugatory, when despoiling him of his attributes they leave him almost nothing but the bare name.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
Psa 86:10 For thou [art] great, and doest wondrous things: thou [art] God alone.
Ver. 10. For thou art great ] Great is the Lord without quantity, good without quality, everlasting without time, omnipresent without place, containing all things without extent; within all things, and contained of nothing; without all things, and sustained of nothing, &c. Now, the least glimpse of this knowledge is worth all the gleams of human wisdom.
And doest wondrous things
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
For. Compare Psa 86:5 in the Structure.
doest = a doer.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
For: Psa 86:8, Psa 72:18, Psa 77:14, Psa 77:15, Psa 145:3-5, Exo 15:11, Job 11:7, Dan 6:26, Dan 6:27, Act 2:19-22, Act 4:30, Rom 15:18, Rom 15:19, Heb 2:4
God: Deu 6:3, Deu 6:4, Deu 32:39, Isa 37:16, Isa 37:20, Isa 44:6-8, Mar 12:29, 1Co 8:4, Eph 4:6
Reciprocal: Gen 2:4 – Lord Gen 21:7 – Who Jos 3:5 – the Lord 2Sa 7:22 – Wherefore Neh 9:6 – even thou Job 5:9 – doeth Psa 48:1 – Great Psa 96:4 – For the Psa 98:1 – for he Psa 136:4 – who alone Isa 26:15 – thou art Dan 4:3 – great Zep 3:9 – that