Psalms 118:13 (GNV)

Passage

Thou hast thrust sore at me, that I might fall: but the Lord hath holpen me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 118:11 They haue compassed mee, yea, they haue compassed mee: but in the Name of the Lord I shall destroy them.

Psalms 118:12 They came about mee like bees, but they were quenched as a fire of thornes: for in the Name of the Lord I shall destroy them.

Psalms 118:13 Thou hast thrust sore at me, that I might fall: but the Lord hath holpen me.

Psalms 118:14 The Lord is my strength and song: for he hath beene my deliuerance.

Psalms 118:15 The voice of ioy and deliuerance shall be in the tabernacles of the righteous, saying, The right hand of the Lord hath done valiantly.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "hast", "thrust", "sore", "might", "fall", "lord", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "hast", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "They came about mee like bees but..." into verse 14's "The Lord is my strength and song...", so "thou" and "hast" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thou" and "hast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.