Psalms 116:7

Psalms 116:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Return to your rest, O my soul, For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

Context of Psalms 116:7

5Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate. 6The Lord watches over the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me. Return to your rest, my soul, For the Lord has dealt generously with you. 8For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from stumbling. 9I shall walk before the Lord In the land of the living.

Psalms 116:7 word by word

שׁוּבִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי לִמְנוּחָ֑יְכִי כִּֽי־יְ֝הוָ֗ה גָּמַ֥ל עָלָֽיְכִי׃Read the interlinear

• Returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• restמָנוֹחַmânôach · restingH4494
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• For the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• dealtגָּמַלgâmal · to weanH1580

Cross-references for Psalms 116:7

• Psalms 95:11Therefore I swore in My anger, They certainly shall not enter My rest.”
• Jeremiah 6:16This is what the Lord says: “Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is, and walk in it; Then you will find a resting place for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
• Jeremiah 30:10And do not fear, Jacob My servant,’ declares the Lord, ‘And do not be dismayed, Israel; For behold, I am going to save you from far away, And your descendants from the land of their captivity. And Jacob will return and be at peace, without anxiety, And no one will make him afraid.
• Matthew 11:28“Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
• Hebrews 4:8For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that.
• Psalms 13:6I will sing to the Lord, Because He has looked after me.
• Psalms 119:17Deal generously with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your word.
• Hosea 2:7And she will pursue her lovers, but she will not reach them; And she will seek them, but will not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will go back to my first husband, Because it was better for me then than now!’

Commentaries on Psalms 116:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Return unto thy rest, O my soul - God is the center to which all immortal spirits tend, and in connection with which alone they can find rest. Every thing separated from its center is in a state of violence; and, if intelligent, cannot be happy. All human souls, while separated from God by sin, are in a state of violence, agitation, and misery. From God all spirits come; to him all must return, in order to be finally happy. This is true in the general…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Return unto thy rest, O my soul - Luther, “Be thou again joyful, O my soul.” The meaning seems to be, “Return to thy former tranquility and calmness; thy former freedom from fear and anxiety.” He had passed through a season of great danger. His soul had been agitated and terrified. That danger was now over, and he calls upon his soul to resume its former tranquility, calmness, peace, and freedom from alarm. The word does not refer to God considered as the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7The gracious, righteous, and compassionate Lord (see Psalm 111:1–5) rescued and gave rest to the psalmist.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