American Standard Version
Psalms 116:8
Psalms 116:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
- New International Version (NIV)For you, Lord, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling,
- English Standard Version (ESV)For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling;
- New King James Version (NKJV)For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.
Context of Psalms 116:8
6Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me. 7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee. For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, Andmy feet from falling. 9I will walk before Jehovah In the land of the living. 10I believe, for I will speak: I was greatly afflicted:
Read all of Psalms 116Psalms 116:8 word by word
כִּ֤י חִלַּ֥צְתָּ נַפְשִׁ֗י מִ֫מָּ֥וֶת אֶת־עֵינִ֥י מִן־דִּמְעָ֑ה אֶת־רַגְלִ֥י מִדֶּֽחִי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 116:8
- Psalms 56:13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: Hast thou not delivered my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?
- Psalms 86:13For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
- Isaiah 25:8He hath swallowed up death for ever; and the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of his people will he take away from off all the earth: for Jehovah hath spoken it.
- Isaiah 38:5Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.
- Revelation 7:17for the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.
- Revelation 21:4and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.
- Psalms 37:24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.
- Psalms 94:18When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up.
- Judges 1:24And the watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with thee.
Commentaries on Psalms 116:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Thou hast delivered my soul from death - Thou hast rescued my life from the destruction to which it was exposed. Mine eyes from tears - Thou hast turned my sorrow into joy. My feet from falling - Thou hast taken me out of the land of snares and pitfalls, and brought me into a plain path. How very near does our ancient mother tongue come to this: For thou he nerode sawle mine of deathe, eapan mine of tearum; fet mine of slide. And this language is but a…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8For thou hast delivered my soul from death - My life. Thou hast saved me from death. This is such language as would be used by one who had been dangerously ill, and who had been restored again to health. Mine eyes from tears - Tears which he had shed in his sickness, and in the apprehension of dying. It may refer to tears shed on other occasions, but it is most natural to refer it to this. Compare the notes at Psalm 6:6. And my feet from falling - From…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-11The psalmist’s near-death crisis made him more aware of life and of walking before the Lord. Though he had suffered, the Lord was faithful. However, people are all liars.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-85-8. The relief which he asked is the result not of his merit, but of God's known pity and tenderness, which is acknowledged in assuring himself (his "soul," Psa 11:1; 16:10) of rest and peace. All calamities [Psa 116:8] are represented by death, tears, and falling of the feet (Psa 56:13).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 116
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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