Psalms 86:13For your loving kindness is great toward me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~1000 BC. David reflecting on a time when death felt certain, perhaps during Saul's pursuit...
The emotion here: breathless with relief, like someone pulled from drowning
The original word
hesed (חֶסֶד) — loyal love, covenant faithfulness that never gives up on you
Why it matters
Sheol was understood as the deepest place of the dead, below even the grave
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 86:13
This isn't about hell — it's about being so close to death you could taste it
Common misconceptionThis verse isn't about Jesus descending to hell. David is talking about God saving him from physical death and despair in this life.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 86:13
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 86:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 86:13 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine rescue, salvation. Notable phrases: delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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