Psalms 55:18 (YLT)

Passage

He hath ransomed in peace my soul From him who is near to me, For with the multitude they were with me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 55:16 I--to God I call, and Jehovah saveth me.

Psalms 55:17 Evening, and morning, and noon, I meditate, and make a noise, and He heareth my voice,

Psalms 55:18 He hath ransomed in peace my soul From him who is near to me, For with the multitude they were with me.

Psalms 55:19 God doth hear and afflict them, And He sitteth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, and fear not God,

Psalms 55:20 He hath sent forth his hands against his well-wishers, He hath polluted his covenant.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "ransomed", "peace", "soul", "near", and "multitude". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "ransomed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "Evening and morning and noon I meditate..." into verse 19's "God doth hear and afflict them And...", so "hath" and "ransomed" 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 "hath" and "ransomed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.