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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 him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth 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 the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him. (Psa. 4:3)
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Psa. 37:28• 28For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not 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 will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent 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 unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
 29My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. (John 10:27‑29)
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John 17:11• 11And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. (John 17:11)
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1 Peter 5:3‑5• 3Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
 4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
 5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. (1 Peter 5:3‑5)
holy.
or, one whom thou favourest.
Psa. 18:19• 19He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. (Psa. 18:19)
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Deut. 7:7‑8• 7The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
 8But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. (Deut. 7:7‑8)
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Rom. 9:18,23‑24• 18Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
 23And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
 24Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? (Rom. 9:18,23‑24)
save.
Psa. 119:124‑125• 124Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, 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 of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. (Psa. 143:12)
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John 12:26• 26If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honor. (John 12:26)
trusteth.
Psa. 13:5• 5But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. (Psa. 13:5)
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Psa. 16:1• 1<<Michtam of David.>> Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. (Psa. 16:1)
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Psa. 31:1• 1<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> In thee, O Lord, do I put my 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 him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
 4Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: (Isa. 26:3‑4)
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Rom. 15:12‑13• 12And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
 13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. (Rom. 15:12‑13)
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Eph. 1:12‑13• 12That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
 13In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that 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.