01/09/2025 – Day 200 – Psalm – Chapters 84 thru 86 / Commentary to: “Turn to me and be gracious to me. Give Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your female servant.” Psalm 86:16
Commentary from “The Apologetics Study Bible”:
“86:16. In this Davidic psalm, the worshiper speaks of himself as ‘the son of Your female servant,’ traditionally ‘handmaid’ (see also 116:16). Since the speaker was the king, the reference was to the ‘queen mother’ who evidently could exercise considerable influence in the Judean and Israelite courts (1 Kings 2:19; 2 Chronicles 22:3). The records of the reigns of David’s descendants on the throne of Judah usually mention the name of the king’s mother (e.g. 1 Kings 14:31; 15:10; 22:42). Roman Catholic theologians sometimes point to these facts in support of the attention paid to the mother of Jesus, the Messiah, who also calls herself ‘the Lord’s slave’ (Luke 1:38), or handmaid.”
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Soli Deo Gloria!