Psalms 118:13 (KJV)

Passage

Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 118:11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

Psalms 118:12 They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

Psalms 118:13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.

Psalms 118:14 The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

Psalms 118:15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "hast", "thrust", "sore", "might", "fall", "lord", and "helped". 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 compassed me about like bees they..." 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.