Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 86:14 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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}”
Psalms 86:14
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
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}
But thou, O Lord, {art} a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
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