Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 86:12
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name forevermore.
12, 13. Cp. Psa 57:9-10; Psa 9:1; Psa 50:15; Psa 50:23.
with all my heart ] R.V. with my whole heart; when the prayer of Psa 86:11 is granted.
thy mercy ] Thy lovingkindness.
and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell ] From the nethermost Sheol. From Psa 56:13 (= Psa 116:8); Deu 32:22. Deliverance from imminent danger of death may be meant; yet here the Psalmist may identify himself with the nation, and refer to its deliverance from the death of the exile. Cp. Psa 85:6.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart – This is but carrying out the idea in the previous verse. He would give his whole heart to God. He would allow nothing to divide or distract his affections. He would withhold nothing from God.
And I will glorify thy name for evermore – Not merely in the present emergency; but I will do it ever onward – even to eternity. The meaning is, that he would in all cases, and at all times – in this world and in the world to come – honor God. He would acknowledge no God but him, and he would honor him as God.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 12. I will praise thee – with all my heart] When my heart is united to fear thy name, then shall I praise thee with my whole heart.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Either,
1. If thou grantest my request, Psa 86:11; or,
2. Because thou hast done what is expressed Psa 86:13.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart,…. And under that consideration, that he was his God, and which itself is sufficient matter of praise; this makes him amiable, and such he is, love itself: this is a blessing of pure grace, and is the foundation of all other blessings, and continues for ever: this work of praise, which is no other than ascribing glory to God, and giving thanks unto him for mercies received, the psalmist determines to do with his whole heart, which is to be engaged in every spiritual service; even all of it, all that is within it, every power and faculty of the soul, Ps 103:1, which is expressive not of perfection, but sincerity:
and I will glorify thy name for evermore; by celebrating the perfections of his nature, by giving him the glory of the works of his hands, by praising him for all favours, by devoting himself unto him, and by doing all things for his glory, and that for ever, in time as long as he lived, and to all eternity.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
12. I will praise thee, O Lord my God! David engages, when he shall have experienced God to be in all respects a beneficent father, to yield to him the tribute of gratitude. He expressed in the preceding verse a desire to have his heart united to God, that he might fear him; and now he affirms it to be his resolution to publish or celebrate his praises, not only with the mouth or tongue, but also with sincere affection of heart; yea, even to continue with steadfast perseverance in that exercise.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(12, 13) Comp. Psa. 56:13; Psa. 57:9-10.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Psa 86:12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
Ver. 12. I will praise thee ] While he prayed, he found his prayer answered; and therefore thus breaketh forth into praises.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
praise: Psa 34:1, Psa 103:1-3, Psa 104:33, Psa 145:1-5, Psa 146:1, Psa 146:2, 1Ch 29:13, 1Ch 29:20, Isa 12:1, Rev 5:9-13, Rev 19:5, Rev 19:6
with all: Psa 9:1, Deu 6:5, Pro 3:5, Pro 3:6, Act 8:37, Eph 5:19
glorify: Rom 15:6, 1Co 6:20, 1Co 10:31
Reciprocal: Psa 50:23 – Whoso Psa 51:14 – tongue Psa 56:13 – For Psa 66:20 – General Psa 89:1 – I will Psa 119:7 – I will Psa 138:1 – I will praise
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psa 86:12-13. I will praise thee, O Lord, &c. Not only as the Lord, but as my God. And I will do it with all my heart That is, with readiness, cheerfulness, and fervency, and with a sincere regard to thy honour; for I will glorify thy name And that not for a time merely, but for evermore I will glorify thee as long as I live, and hope to be glorifying thee to all eternity. For great is thy mercy toward me It is a fountain inexhaustibly full, sending forth streams inestimably rich, and the benefits which I have derived from it are as invaluable as they are innumerable, and lay me under unspeakable obligations to praise and glorify the giver of them. Nor is this more my duty than my interest; for I know that gratitude for mercies already received will be recompensed by a continuance and increase of those mercies. Of the greatness of Gods mercy the psalmist gives this instance. Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell Hebrew, , mesheol tachtijah, which Green renders, From the grave beneath: Thou hast often snatched me from extreme dangers, which, like an abyss, or bottomless pit, were ready to swallow me up. But sheol often means hell, properly so called, or eternal death; and of this even some of the Jewish writers understand the word here. David knew he had deserved to be cast off for ever, and to be doomed to the lowest hell for his sin in the matter of Uriah; but Nathan assured him the Lord hath taken away thy sin: and by that word he was delivered from the lowest hell, and herein Gods mercy was great toward him. Even the best saints, we must remember, owe it, not to their own merit, but to the mercy of God, that they are saved from the lowest hell; and the consideration of that should greatly enlarge their hearts in praising the mercy of God, which they are obliged to glorify for evermore. So glorious, so gracious a rescue from everlasting misery, justly requires the return of everlasting praise.