Show me a sign of your favor, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame because you, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
David sets before God his wretchedness and need, then answers carnal reason's despair with God's infinite goodness and power. He does not merely ask escape from enemies; he prays that the fear of God take root and hold firm in his heart.
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Commenting on Psalm 86:1-17
Shew to me a token for good. Let me be assured of thy mercy by being delivered out of trouble. That they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed. What bodes good to me shall make them quail and blush. Disappointed and defeated, the foes of the good man would feel ashamed of what they had designed.
There is none like the Lord among all beings, false gods, or angels; His works prove it. He made all nations from one blood, and they shall come to worship before Him, fulfilled in the Messiah, when Christ's gospel brings every kingdom to praise God.
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Commenting on Psalm 86:8-17