# Psalms 86.15

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 13. For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. 14. 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.
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> **15. But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.**
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> 16. Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid. 17. Show me a token for good, That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because thou, Jehovah, hast helped me, and comforted me. (Psalms 86:13-17, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 13. For your loving kindness is great toward me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. 14. 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.
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> **15. But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.**
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> 16. Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your servant. 17. Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, Yahweh, have helped me, and comforted me. (Psalms 86:13-17, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 13. For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. <sup>hell: or, grave</sup> 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. <sup>violent: Heb. terrible</sup>
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> **15. But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.**
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> 16. O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid. 17. Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me. (Psalms 86:13-17, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 13. For Thy kindness [is] great toward me, And Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. 14. 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,
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> **15. And Thou, O Lord, [art] God, merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth.**
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> 16. Look unto me, and favour me, Give Thy strength to Thy servant, And give salvation to a son of Thine handmaid. 17. Do with me a sign for good, And those hating me see and are ashamed, For Thou, O Jehovah, hast helped me, Yea, Thou hast comforted me! (Psalms 86:13-17, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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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._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [OT vs NT God Objection Defeater](/codex/ot-vs-nt-god-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [100 Verses of Compassion and God's Goodness](/codex/100-verses-of-compassion-and-gods-goodness/)
- [Verses on Gods Goodness and Human Worth](/codex/verses-on-gods-goodness-and-human-worth/)

**Lexicon:**

- [H0571 - emet](/codex/h0571-emet/)
- [H2580 - chen](/codex/h2580-chen/)
- [H2617 - hesed](/codex/h2617-hesed/)
- [H7356 - rachamim](/codex/h7356-rachamim/)

**Passages:**

- [Exodus 34.6-7](/codex/exodus-34-6-7/)

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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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/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.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.