Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For you, LORD, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, New Living Translation He has saved me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. English Standard Version For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling; Berean Standard Bible For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. King James Bible For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. New King James Version For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling. New American Standard Bible For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from stumbling. NASB 1995 For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling. NASB 1977 For Thou hast rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling. Legacy Standard Bible For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling. Amplified Bible For You have rescued my life from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from stumbling and falling. Christian Standard Bible For you, LORD, rescued me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. Holman Christian Standard Bible For You, LORD, rescued me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. American Standard Version For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, And my feet from falling. Contemporary English Version You, LORD, have saved my life from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. English Revised Version For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. GOD'S WORD® Translation You saved me from death. You saved my eyes from tears [and] my feet from stumbling. Good News Translation The LORD saved me from death; he stopped my tears and kept me from defeat. International Standard Version Indeed, you delivered my soul from death, my eyes from crying, and my feet from stumbling. Majority Standard Bible For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. NET Bible Yes, LORD, you rescued my life from death, and kept my feet from stumbling. New Heart English Bible For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. Webster's Bible Translation For thou hast delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. World English Bible For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor You have delivered my soul from death, "" My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing. Young's Literal Translation For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing. Smith's Literal Translation For thou deliveredst my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, my feet from a fall. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor he hath delivered my soul from death: my eyes from tears, my feet from falling. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible For my soul has been freed from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. New Revised Standard Version For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor he has delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because you have saved my soul from death and my feet from dislocations. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, And my feet from stumbling. Brenton Septuagint Translation For he has delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD Has Heard My Voice…7Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you. 8For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. 9I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.… Cross References 2 Corinthians 1:10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us, Psalm 56:13 For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life. Psalm 34:17-19 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles. / The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit. / Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all. Psalm 118:5 In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free. Isaiah 38:17 Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back. Psalm 86:13 For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol. Psalm 107:14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains. Psalm 40:1-3 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. / He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm. / He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD. Psalm 30:3 O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit. Psalm 71:20 Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up. Psalm 103:4 who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion, Psalm 49:15 But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah Psalm 31:7-8 I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul. / You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open. Psalm 91:3 Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague. Psalm 142:7 Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me. Treasury of Scripture For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. for thou Psalm 56:13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? Psalm 86:13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. mine Isaiah 25:8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it. Isaiah 38:5 Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, 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 7:17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. and my feet Psalm 37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. Psalm 94:18 When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up. Judges 1:24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy. Jump to Previous Death Delivered Eyes Falling Feet Keeping Overthrowing Power Rescued Soul Stumbling Tears WeepingJump to Next Death Delivered Eyes Falling Feet Keeping Overthrowing Power Rescued Soul Stumbling Tears WeepingPsalm 116 1. The psalmist professes his love and duty to God for his deliverance12. He studies to be thankful For You have delivered my soul from death This phrase reflects a deep gratitude for divine intervention and salvation. In the context of the Psalms, "soul" often refers to the whole being, not just the immaterial part. The deliverance from death can be understood both literally and spiritually. Historically, the psalmist may have faced a life-threatening situation, possibly illness or persecution, and attributes his survival to God's intervention. This deliverance is a recurring theme in the Psalms, echoing the Israelites' experiences of God's saving acts, such as the Exodus. Theologically, it foreshadows the ultimate deliverance from death through Jesus Christ, who conquered death through His resurrection, offering eternal life to believers (1 Corinthians 15:54-57). my eyes from tears my feet from stumbling Persons / Places / Events 1. The PsalmistThe author of Psalm 116, traditionally believed to be King David, who often expressed personal deliverance and gratitude to God. 2. God The central figure in this verse, recognized as the deliverer and protector of the Psalmist. 3. Death Represents the physical and spiritual peril from which the Psalmist has been delivered. 4. Tears Symbolizes sorrow and distress, which God has alleviated for the Psalmist. 5. Stumbling Represents the potential for moral or spiritual failure, from which God has provided stability and guidance. Teaching Points God as DelivererRecognize and trust in God's power to deliver us from both physical and spiritual dangers. Emotional Healing God is attentive to our sorrows and provides comfort, reminding us to bring our tears to Him in prayer. Moral Stability God provides guidance to prevent us from stumbling in our faith journey, encouraging us to seek His wisdom and strength. Gratitude and Worship Reflect on past deliverances and express gratitude to God, fostering a heart of worship and reliance on Him. Hope in Future Deliverance Hold onto the promise of ultimate deliverance and restoration, as seen in the hope of eternal life with God.(8) Falling.--Or, stumbling. (See Psalm 56:13, the original of this passage.)Verse 8. - For thou hast delivered my soul from death. This verse is exegetical of the last clause of ver. 4. The expressions are taken from Psalm 56:13, and suit a personal better than a national deliverance. Mine eyes from tears. Hezekiah, when told that his death was approaching, had "wept sore" (Isaiah 38:3). And my feet from falling; literally, and my foot from slipping When man is greatly tried, there is always danger lest his foot should slip. Whether the trial befall an individual or a nation, there is the same temptation to rebel and murmur. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction You have delivered חִלַּ֥צְתָּ (ḥil·laṣ·tā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2502: To pull off, to strip, to depart, to deliver, equip, present, strengthen my soul נַפְשִׁ֗י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of death, מִ֫מָּ֥וֶת (mim·mā·weṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin my eyes עֵינִ֥י (‘ê·nî) Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain from tears, דִּמְעָ֑ה (dim·‘āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1832: Tears (of one weeping) my feet רַגְלִ֥י (raḡ·lî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda from stumbling. מִדֶּֽחִי׃ (mid·de·ḥî) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1762: A push, a fall Links Psalm 116:8 NIVPsalm 116:8 NLT Psalm 116:8 ESV Psalm 116:8 NASB Psalm 116:8 KJV Psalm 116:8 BibleApps.com Psalm 116:8 Biblia Paralela Psalm 116:8 Chinese Bible Psalm 116:8 French Bible Psalm 116:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 116:8 For you have delivered my soul (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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