Psalms 86 · Verse 13

Psalms 86:13

For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
Psalms 86:13, King James Version

Psalms 86:13 in other translations

BSBFor great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
WEBFor your loving kindness is great toward me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
ASVFor great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
YLTFor Thy kindness is great toward me, And Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
DARBYFor great is thy loving-kindness toward me, and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
BBEFor your mercy to me is great; you have taken my soul up from the deep places of the underworld.
WebsterFor great is thy mercy towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

What does Psalms 86:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 86:13-14
13-14. The reason: God had delivered him from death and the power of insolent, violent, and godless persecutors (Psa 54:3; Eze 8:12).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell - This must mean more than the grave; a hell below hell - a place of perdition for the soul, as the grave is a place of corruption for the body.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 86:8-17

Our God alone possesses almighty power and infinite love. Christ is the way and the truth. And the believing soul will be more desirous to be taught the way and the truth. And the believing soul will be more desirous to be taught the way and the truth of God, in order to walk therein, than to be delivered out of earthly distress. Those who set not the Lord before them, seek after believers' souls; but the…

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Psalms 86:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
חַ֭סְדְּךָChas.de.khacovenant loyalty yourH2617
גָּד֣וֹלga.Dol[is] greatH1419
עָלָ֑י'a.Laitowards meH5921
וְהִצַּ֥לְתָּve.hi.Tzal.taand you have deliveredH5337
נַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.Shilife myH5315
מִשְּׁא֥וֹלmi.she.'olfrom SheolH7585
תַּחְתִּיָּֽה\׃tach.ti.YahlowestH8482

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 86:13

  • Psalms 103:8-12

    The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. …

  • Psalms 116:8

    For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

  • Psalms 57:10

    For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

  • 1 Thessalonians 1:10

    And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

  • Luke 1:58

    And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

  • Psalms 56:13

    For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

  • Psalms 30:3

    O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

  • Job 33:28

    He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

  • Psalms 16:10

    For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

  • Job 33:24

    Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

  • Psalms 88:6

    Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

  • Psalms 108:4

    For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
great.
57:10; 103:8-12; 108:4; Lu 1:58
and thou.
16:10; 56:13; 88:6; 116:8; Job 33:18,22,24,28; Isa 38:17; Jon 2:3-6
1Th 1:10
hell. or, grave.

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Context

  • Psalms 86:12

    I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

  • Psalms 86:13

    For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

  • Psalms 86:14

    O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.

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Psalms 86:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque tu misericordia es grande para conmigo; y has librado mi alma del hoyo profundo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car ta bonté est grande envers moi, et tu as sauvé mon âme du shéol profond.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn deine Güte ist groß gegen mich, und du hast meine Seele errettet aus dem untersten Scheol.