Psa 86:2, 145:17 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 2. Preserve my soul ] Keep it as in a strong place. For I am holy ] ki chasid ani , for I am merciful. The spirit of this prayer is, "The mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me!" Save thy servant ] I have long taken thee as my Master and Lord ; I receive the word from thy mouth, and obey thee.

‏ Psalms 86:2

Verse 2. Preserve my soul] Keep it as in a strong place.

For I am holy] ki chasid ani, for I am merciful. The spirit of this prayer is,

"The mercy I to others show,

That mercy show to me!"

Save thy servant] I have long taken thee as my Master and Lord; I receive the word from thy mouth, and obey thee.

‏ Psalms 145:17

Verse 17. The Lord is righteous] It was the similarity of this to the omitted verse, which should have been the fourteenth, that caused it to be omitted.