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Psalms 86:8

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O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.
Psalms 86:8 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds.
  • KJV Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
  • NKJV Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; Nor are there any works like Your works.
  • NASB There is no one like You among the gods, Lord, Nor are there any works like Yours.
  • NLT No pagan god is like you, O Lord. None can do what you do!

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Quick answer

No god is like the LORD, and no deeds compare to His. God's incomparable greatness sets Him apart from all rivals.

Overview

David affirms the LORD's uniqueness over the so-called gods of the nations, whether idols or spiritual powers. This monotheistic confession grounds worship and trust in the one true God. It anticipates the New Testament's insistence that there is one God, fully revealed in Jesus Christ, before whom every other claimant falls.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 11

  • Exod 15:11Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
  • Deut 3:24“O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your greatness and power to Your servant. For what god in heaven or on earth can perform such works and mighty acts as Yours?
  • Ps 89:6For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
  • Dan 3:29Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”
  • Isa 40:25“To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.
  • Ps 89:8O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
  • Jer 10:16The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
  • Isa 40:18To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?
  • Deut 4:34Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?
  • Ps 136:4He alone does great wonders. His loving devotion endures forever.
  • Jer 10:6–7There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 86:8 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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Among the godsאֱלֹהִיםthere is none like unto thee, O Lordאֲדֹנָיneither are there any works like unto thy worksמַעֲשֶׂה
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