Psalm 86:13

13 You have great love for me. You have saved me from death.

Psalm 86:13 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 86:13

For great is thy mercy toward me
Both in things temporal and spiritual; an instance of which follows:

and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell;
from a very distressed and disconsolate condition, being almost in despair, under a deep sense of sin, and a fearful apprehension of the wrath of God, as, particularly, when he was charged by Nathan; or from hell itself, and the severest punishment in it; from the second and eternal death, which every man is deserving of, and are only delivered from by the grace of God, and blood of Christ: this shows the sense the psalmist had of the just demerit of sin, and his thankfulness for deliverance from it; see ( Psalms 56:13 ) . Kimchi interprets it of the grave; but says, there are some that interpret it of the judgment, or condemnation of hell: such who have escaped great dangers in long and perilous journeys, or have been delivered from threatening diseases, are said to be saved from hell ^F18.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 Vide Heraclit. de Incredib. c. 21. p. 86.

Psalm 86:13 In-Context

11 Lord, teach me what you want me to do, and I will live by your truth. Teach me to respect you completely.

12 Lord, my God, I will praise you with all my heart, and I will honor your name forever.

13 You have great love for me. You have saved me from death.

14 God, proud men are attacking me; a gang of cruel men is trying to kill me. They do not respect you.

15 But Lord, you are a God who shows mercy and is kind. You don't become angry quickly. You have great love and faithfulness.