Reference

Psalms 86:13

For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
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.

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For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

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.

15

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Hell Terminology (Sheol/Hades/Gehenna/Lake of Fire)
Multi-Signal Classification
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This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Sheol / The Grave
Keyword Match
60% relevance

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Hell Terminology (Sheol/Hades/Gehenna/Lake of Fire)

The verse uses the term "lowest hell," which in its original Hebrew context (Sheol) typically refers to the grave or the realm of the dead, not necessarily a place of conscious punishment distinct from a general grave. The phrase "lowest hell" could simply emphasize the depth of the speaker's distress or the extremity of their deliverance from death, rather than a specific punitive location.

Sheol / The Grave

The verse speaks of being delivered "from the lowest hell," which could be interpreted metaphorically as a state of extreme distress or danger in life, rather than a literal place of the dead.