Psa 86:8 | KingComments | STEP | Then David appeals again to the “Lord”, Adonai, the sovereign Ruler ( ). But the distress is gone. Adonai is not to be compared with any god, by which may be meant both judges and idols ( ; ; cf. ). Nor are His works to be compared with any other. By this David is saying that God can do whatever he asks of Him. He can only ask Him, for there is no one else. And He alone is also able to do it, for no one else can do it. God is above everything, including every comparison. He not only made His people, but He made “all nations” ( ; cf. ). He is truly the “Lord”, Adonai, the sovereign Ruler. Therefore, not only His people, but all the nations will come and “worship before You, O Lord, and they shall glorify Your name”. This looks forward to the realm of peace, to the time of the reign of the Messiah, where this will be truth ( ; ). All that He does is not only of Him and through Him, but also to Him, to His honor and glory ( ). Because He is the Creator, even of the nations, He has the right to be magnified by the nations, for He created everything and everyone to His glory ( ). This is further elaborated in Psalm 87. We see the greatness of God in the wondrous deeds He has done and is still doing ( ). Just look at creation ( ). Each creation day is full of wondrous deeds that are seen to this day despite the Fall. And then His wondrous deeds in the lives of the patriarchs, the wondrous deeds of the deliverance of His people from Egypt and of the guidance and care of His people in the wilderness. We see His wondrous deeds in the lives of countless people who come to repentance and faith. David experienced countless wondrous deeds of grace and salvation ( ). Those who know this from their own experience say with David to God: “You alone are God.”

‏ Psalms 86:8

No One Is Like You

Then David appeals again to the “Lord”, Adonai, the sovereign Ruler (Psa 86:8). But the distress is gone. Adonai is not to be compared with any god, by which may be meant both judges and idols (Psa 82:1 ; 6; 1Cor 8:5-6; cf. Exo 15:11). Nor are His works to be compared with any other. By this David is saying that God can do whatever he asks of Him. He can only ask Him, for there is no one else. And He alone is also able to do it, for no one else can do it.

God is above everything, including every comparison. He not only made His people, but He made “all nations” (Psa 86:9; cf. Acts 17:26a). He is truly the “Lord”, Adonai, the sovereign Ruler. Therefore, not only His people, but all the nations will come and “worship before You, O Lord, and they shall glorify Your name”. This looks forward to the realm of peace, to the time of the reign of the Messiah, where this will be truth (Zec 14:16; Rev 15:4). All that He does is not only of Him and through Him, but also to Him, to His honor and glory (Rom 11:36).

Because He is the Creator, even of the nations, He has the right to be magnified by the nations, for He created everything and everyone to His glory (Isa 43:7). This is further elaborated in Psalm 87.

We see the greatness of God in the wondrous deeds He has done and is still doing (Psa 86:10). Just look at creation (Psa 139:14). Each creation day is full of wondrous deeds that are seen to this day despite the Fall. And then His wondrous deeds in the lives of the patriarchs, the wondrous deeds of the deliverance of His people from Egypt and of the guidance and care of His people in the wilderness. We see His wondrous deeds in the lives of countless people who come to repentance and faith. David experienced countless wondrous deeds of grace and salvation (Psa 9:2). Those who know this from their own experience say with David to God: “You alone are God.”