Passage
Psalms 86.13
Book: Psalms · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
ASV
11. Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name. 12. I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; And I will glorify thy name for evermore.
13. For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
- O God, the proud are risen up against me, And a company of violent men have sought after my soul, And have not set thee before them. 15. But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth. (Psalms 86:11-15, ASV)
WEB
11. Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name. 12. I will praise you, Lord my God, with my whole heart. I will glorify your name forever more.
13. For your loving kindness is great toward me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
- God, the proud have risen up against me. A company of violent men have sought after my soul, and they don’t hold regard for you before them. 15. But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth. (Psalms 86:11-15, WEB)
KJV
11. Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. 12. I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
13. For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. hell: or, grave
- 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. violent: Heb. terrible 15. But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. (Psalms 86:11-15, KJV)
YLT
11. Show me, O Jehovah, Thy way, I walk in Thy truth, My heart doth rejoice to fear Thy name. 12. I confess Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I honour Thy name to the age.
13. For Thy kindness [is] great toward me, And Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
- O God, the proud have risen up against me, And a company of the terrible sought my soul, And have not placed Thee before them, 15. And Thou, O Lord, [art] God, merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth. (Psalms 86:11-15, YLT)
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Theological reading
Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.
Key words
Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.
- H7585 - sheol, sheol, Strong's H7585
- H2617 - hesed, hesed, Strong's H2617
- H5315 - nephesh, nephesh, Strong's H5315
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Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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