Psalm 86:13
New International Version
For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths, from the realm of the dead.

New Living Translation
for your love for me is very great. You have rescued me from the depths of death.

English Standard Version
For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

Berean Standard Bible
For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.

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

New King James Version
For great is Your mercy toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

New American Standard Bible
For Your graciousness toward me is great, And You have saved my soul from the depths of Sheol.

NASB 1995
For Your lovingkindness toward me is great, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

NASB 1977
For Thy lovingkindness toward me is great, And Thou hast delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

Legacy Standard Bible
For Your lovingkindness toward me is great, And You have delivered my soul from Sheol below.

Amplified Bible
For great is Your lovingkindness and graciousness toward me; And You have rescued my life from the depths of Sheol [from death].

Christian Standard Bible
For your faithful love for me is great, and you rescue my life from the depths of Sheol.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For Your faithful love for me is great, and You deliver my life from the depths of Sheol.

American Standard Version
For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

Contemporary English Version
Your love for me is so great that you protected me from death and the grave.

English Revised Version
For great is thy mercy toward me; and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest pit.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
because your mercy toward me is great. You have rescued me from the depths of hell.

Good News Translation
How great is your constant love for me! You have saved me from the grave itself.

International Standard Version
For great is your gracious love to me; you've delivered me from the depths of Sheol.

Majority Standard Bible
For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.

NET Bible
For you will extend your great loyal love to me, and will deliver my life from the depths of Sheol.

New Heart English Bible
For your loving kindness is great toward me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

Webster's Bible Translation
For great is thy mercy towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

World English Bible
For your loving kindness is great toward me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For Your kindness [is] great toward me, "" And You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

Young's Literal Translation
For Thy kindness is great toward me, And Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

Smith's Literal Translation
For thy mercy is great upon me, and thou didst deliver my soul from hades below.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For thy mercy is great towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For your mercy toward me is great, and you have rescued my soul from the lower part of Hell.

New American Bible
Your mercy to me is great; you have rescued me from the depths of Sheol.

New Revised Standard Version
For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; and thou hast delivered my soul from the depths of hell.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because your greatness upon me is great and you have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For great is Thy mercy toward me; And Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest nether-world.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For thy mercy is great toward me; and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Tried But Trusting
12I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever. 13For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol. 14The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You.…

Cross References
Ephesians 2:4-5
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, / made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!

Titus 3:5
He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 5:8
But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

1 John 4:9-10
This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. / And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Colossians 1:13
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

Romans 8:38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, / neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

Isaiah 63:9
In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Lamentations 3:22-23
Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!

Micah 7:18-19
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.

Isaiah 38:17
Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.

Jonah 2:6
To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!


Treasury of Scripture

For great is your mercy toward me: and you have delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

great

Psalm 57:10
For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

Psalm 103:8-12
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy…

Psalm 108:4
For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.

and thou

Psalm 16:10
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Psalm 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?

Psalm 88:6
Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

hell.

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For great is Your loving devotion toward me
The phrase begins with "For great," which in Hebrew is "כִּי גָדוֹל" (ki gadol). The word "gadol" signifies something vast, mighty, or significant. This sets the tone for the verse, emphasizing the magnitude of God's actions and character. The term "loving devotion" is translated from the Hebrew word "חֶסֶד" (chesed), which is a rich, multifaceted word often rendered as "steadfast love," "mercy," or "covenant loyalty." It reflects God's unwavering commitment to His people, a love that is both relational and covenantal. Historically, this concept of "chesed" is foundational in understanding the relationship between God and Israel, as it underscores His faithfulness despite human unfaithfulness. The phrase "toward me" personalizes this divine attribute, reminding believers that God's immense love is not just a general truth but a personal reality for each individual.

You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol
The word "delivered" comes from the Hebrew "נָצַל" (natsal), which means to snatch away, rescue, or save. This action is indicative of God's power and willingness to intervene in the direst of circumstances. "My soul" refers to the Hebrew "נֶפֶשׁ" (nephesh), which encompasses the whole being, not just the immaterial part of a person. It signifies that God's deliverance is comprehensive, affecting every aspect of one's life. "The depths of Sheol" is a phrase that evokes the Hebrew "תַּחְתִּיּוֹת שְׁאוֹל" (takhtiyot Sheol). "Sheol" is often understood as the realm of the dead or the grave, a place of darkness and separation from the living. In ancient Near Eastern thought, Sheol was a shadowy existence, and being delivered from it signifies a profound act of salvation and restoration to life. This deliverance is not just physical but also spiritual, symbolizing redemption from sin and death. Historically, this reflects the hope of resurrection and eternal life, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture and finds its fulfillment in the New Testament through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

(13) Lowest hell.--Literally, sheol, beneath, a fuller expression for the usual sheol, underworld. (See Note, Psalm 6:5.) There is no comparison implied as in the Authorised Version. It is evident from the next verse that what is meant is danger of death from violence.

Verse 13. - For great is thy mercy toward me (see ver. 5). And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. The actual deliverance was from death (ver. 14); but death involved descent into Hades, so that those who were delivered from the one were at the same time delivered from the other. The expression translated "the lowest hell" means no more than "Hades which is beneath the earth." No comparison is made of one part of Hades with another.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

great is
גָּד֣וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

Your loving devotion
חַ֭סְדְּךָ (ḥas·də·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

to me;
עָלָ֑י (‘ā·lāy)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

You have delivered
וְהִצַּ֥לְתָּ (wə·hiṣ·ṣal·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver

me
נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י (nap̄·šî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

from the depths
תַּחְתִּיָּֽה׃ (taḥ·tî·yāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 8482: Lowermost, the depths

of Sheol.
מִשְּׁא֥וֹל (miš·šə·’ō·wl)
Preposition-m | Noun - common singular
Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death)


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