Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 116:9
9I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
Psalms 116:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
- New International Version (NIV)that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will walk before the Lord In the land of the living.
Context of Psalms 116:9
7Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. 8For you, Lord, rescued me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. 10I believed, even when I said, “I am severely oppressed.” 11In my alarm I said, “Everyone is a liar.”
Read all of Psalms 116Psalms 116:9 word by word
אֶ֭תְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה בְּ֝אַרְצ֗וֹת הַֽחַיִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 116:9
- Psalms 61:7May he sit enthroned before God forever. Appoint faithful love and truth to guard him.
- Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, “I am God Almighty. Live in my presence and be blameless.
- 1 Kings 2:4and so that the Lord will fulfill his promise that he made to me: ‘If your sons take care to walk faithfully before me with all their heart and all their soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
- 1 Kings 8:25Therefore, Lord God of Israel, keep what you promised to your servant, my father David: You will never fail to have a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons take care to walk before me as you have walked before me.
- 1 Kings 9:4As for you, if you walk before me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and in what is right, doing everything I have commanded you, and if you keep my statutes and ordinances,
- Luke 1:6Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord.
- Psalms 27:13I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living.
- Isaiah 53:8He was taken away because of oppression and judgment, and who considered his fate? For he was cut off from the land of the living; he was struck because of my people’s rebellion.
Commentaries on Psalms 116:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9I will walk before the Lord - אתהלך ethhallech, I will set myself to walk. I am determined to walk; my eyes are now bright ened, so that I can see; my feet are strengthened, so that I can walk; and my soul is alive, so that I can walk with the living. The Vulgate, the Septuagint, the Ethiopic, the Arabic, and the Anglo-Saxon end this Psalm here, which is numbered the cxivth; and begin with the tenth verse another Psalm, which they number cxvth; but this…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9I will walk before the Lord - Compare Psalm 27:13, note; Isaiah 38:20, note. This expresses a full belief that he would live, and a purpose to live “before the Lord;” that is, as in his presence, in his service, and enjoying communion with him.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9I will walk before the LORD: The psalmist lived with integrity. After experiencing deep distress, he now enjoys open fellowship with the Lord (see Psalm 56:13; compare Job 42:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. walk before the Lord--act, or live under His favor and guidance (Ge 17:1; Psa 61:7). land of the living--(Psa 27:13).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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