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Psalm 86

Psa. 86:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Preserve
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
my soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
; for I am ζholy
chaciyd (Hebrew #2623)
properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)
KJV usage: godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un- )godly.
Pronounce: khaw-seed'
Origin: from 2616
: O thou my God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
, save
yasha` (Hebrew #3467)
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
KJV usage: X at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.
Pronounce: yaw-shah'
Origin: a primitive root
thy servant
`ebed (Hebrew #5650)
a servant
KJV usage: X bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
Pronounce: eh'-bed
Origin: from 5647
that trusteth
batach (Hebrew #982)
properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
KJV usage: be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.
Pronounce: baw-takh'
Origin: a primitive root
f in thee.
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or, one whom thou favourest.
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Isa. 26:3• 3Thou wilt keep in perfect peace the mind stayed on thee, for he confideth in thee. (Isa. 26:3)

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God,
Servant,
Soul; Spirit

Cross References

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Preserve.
Psa. 4:3• 3But know that Jehovah hath set apart the pious man for himself: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him. (Psa. 4:3)
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Psa. 37:28• 28for Jehovah loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: They are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. (Psa. 37:28)
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Psa. 119:94• 94I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts. (Psa. 119:94)
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1 Sam. 2:9• 9He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. (1 Sam. 2:9)
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John 10:27‑29• 27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me;
 28and I give them life eternal; and they shall never perish, and no one shall seize them out of my hand.
 29My Father who has given them to me is greater than all, and no one can seize out of the hand of my Father. (John 10:27‑29)
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John 17:11• 11And I am no longer in the world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name which thou hast given me, that they may be one as we. (John 17:11)
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1 Peter 5:3‑5• 3not as lording it over your possessions, but being models for the flock.
 4And when the chief shepherd is manifested ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.
 5Likewise ye younger, be subject to the elder, and all of you bind on humility towards one another; for God sets himself against the proud, but to the humble gives grace. (1 Peter 5:3‑5)
holy.
or, one whom thou favourest.
Psa. 18:19• 19And he brought me forth into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. (Psa. 18:19)
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Deut. 7:7‑8• 7Not because ye were more in number than all the peoples, hath Jehovah been attached to you and chosen you, for ye are the fewest of all the peoples;
 8but because Jehovah loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath Jehovah brought you out with a powerful hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. (Deut. 7:7‑8)
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Rom. 9:18,23‑24• 18So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens.
 23and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory,
 24us, whom he has also called, not only from amongst the Jews, but also from amongst the nations? (Rom. 9:18,23‑24)
save.
Psa. 119:124‑125• 124Deal with thy servant according to thy loving-kindness, and teach me thy statutes.
 125I am thy servant; give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies. (Psa. 119:124‑125)
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Psa. 143:12• 12And in thy loving-kindness cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that oppress my soul: for I am thy servant. (Psa. 143:12)
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John 12:26• 26If any one serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall be *my* servant. And if any one serve me, him shall the Father honour. (John 12:26)
trusteth.
Psa. 13:5• 5As for me, I have confided in thy loving-kindness; my heart shall be joyful in thy salvation. (Psa. 13:5)
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Psa. 16:1• 1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O *God: for I trust in thee. (Psa. 16:1)
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Psa. 31:1• 1To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In thee, Jehovah, do I trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. (Psa. 31:1)
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Isa. 26:3‑4• 3Thou wilt keep in perfect peace the mind stayed on thee, for he confideth in thee.
 4Confide ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jah, Jehovah, is the rock of ages. (Isa. 26:3‑4)
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Rom. 15:12‑13• 12And again, Esaias says, There shall be the root of Jesse, and one that arises, to rule over the nations: in him shall the nations hope.
 13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that ye should abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Rom. 15:12‑13)
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Eph. 1:12‑13• 12that we should be to the praise of his glory who have pre-trusted in the Christ:
 13in whom *ye* also have trusted, having heard the word of the truth, the glad tidings of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ye have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, (Eph. 1:12‑13)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Keep my soul, for I am godlyc; O thou my God, save thy servant who confideth in thee.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "pious," "holy," chasid, one who is the object of God's loving-kindness (chesed). see ver. 13 and Ps. 85.7,10, and Note to Ps. 4.3; and, by way of contrast, Ps. 43.1.