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You have loosed my bonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/116.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/116.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, truly I <i>am</i> thy servant; I <i>am</i> thy servant, <i>and</i> the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/116.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />O LORD, truly I <i>am</i> Your servant; I <i>am</i> Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have loosed my bonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/116.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, I surely am Your slave, I am Your slave, the son of Your female slave, You have unfastened my restraints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/116.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O LORD, surely I am Your servant, I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid, You have loosed my bonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/116.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O LORD, surely I am Thy servant, I am Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast loosed my bonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/116.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O Yahweh, surely I am Your slave, I am Your slave, the son of Your maidservant, You have loosed my bonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/116.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid; You have unfastened my chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/116.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, I am indeed your servant; I am your servant, the son of your female servant. You have loosened my bonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/116.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, I am indeed Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your female servant. You have loosened my bonds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/116.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/116.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I worship you, LORD, just as my mother did, and you have rescued me from the chains of death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/116.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O LORD, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thine handmaid; thou hast loosed my bonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/116.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, I am indeed your servant. I am your servant, the son of your female servant. You have freed me from my chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/116.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am your servant, LORD; I serve you just as my mother did. You have saved me from death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/116.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />LORD, I am indeed your servant. I am your servant. I am the son of your handmaid. You have released my bonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/116.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/116.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Yes, LORD! I am indeed your servant; I am your lowest slave. You saved me from death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/116.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />LORD, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, the son of your handmaid. You have freed me from my chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/116.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/116.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, the son of your servant girl. You have freed me from my chains. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/116.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Ah, now, O YHWH, for I [am] Your servant; I [am] Your servant, son of Your handmaid; You have opened my bonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/116.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Cause it to come, O Jehovah, for I am Thy servant. I am Thy servant, son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast opened my bonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/116.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Now, O Jehovah, for I am thy servant; I thy servant, the son of thy maid-servant: thou didst loose to my bonds.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/116.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O Lord, for I am thy servant: I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/116.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 115:7>O Lord, because I am your servant, your servant and the son of your handmaid, you have broken my bonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/116.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />LORD, I am your servant, your servant, the child of your maidservant; you have loosed my bonds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/116.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the child of your serving girl. You have loosed my bonds.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/116.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid; thou hast loosed my bonds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/116.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Oh, LORD JEHOVAH, I am your Servant; I am your Servant, the son of your Maid Servant! You have taken off my shackles from me!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/116.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I beseech Thee, O LORD, for I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/116.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O Lord, I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast burst by bonds asunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/116-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=14715" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/116.htm">The LORD Has Heard My Voice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/577.htm" title="577: ’ān·nāh (Interjection) -- Ah, now! I (we) beseech you! Or mannah; apparent contracted from 'ahabah and na'; oh now!">Truly,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I am</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·de·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Your servant;</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ănî- (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·də·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">am Your servant,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the son</a> <a href="/hebrew/519.htm" title="519: ’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A maid, handmaid. Apparently a primitive word; a maid-servant or female slave.">of Your maidservant;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: pit·taḥ·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">You have broken</a> <a href="/hebrew/4147.htm" title="4147: lə·mō·w·sê·rāy (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- A band, bond. Also feminine mowcerah; or mocrah; from yacar; properly, chastisement, i.e. a halter; figuratively, restraint.">my bonds.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/21-5.htm">Exodus 21:5-6</a></span><br />But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,’ / then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-16.htm">Deuteronomy 15:16-17</a></span><br />But if your servant says to you, ‘I do not want to leave you,’ because he loves you and your household and is well off with you, / then take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he will become your servant for life. And treat your maidservant the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">1 Samuel 1:11</a></span><br />And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-21.htm">Isaiah 44:21-22</a></span><br />Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you. / I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Isaiah 49:15-16</a></span><br />“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you! / Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16</a></span><br />Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-10.htm">Jeremiah 30:10</a></span><br />As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a></span><br />“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-30.htm">Ezekiel 34:30-31</a></span><br />Then they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,’ declares the Lord GOD. / ‘You are My flock, the sheep of My pasture, My people, and I am your God,’ declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9</a></span><br />This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-18.htm">Romans 6:18</a></span><br />You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-22.htm">Romans 6:22</a></span><br />But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Romans 8:15</a></span><br />For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-22.htm">1 Corinthians 7:22</a></span><br />For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-7.htm">Galatians 4:7</a></span><br />So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O LORD, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, and the son of your handmaid: you have loosed my bonds.</p><p class="hdg">truly</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/86-16.htm">Psalm 86:16</a></b></br> O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-125.htm">Psalm 119:125</a></b></br> I <i>am</i> thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/143-12.htm">Psalm 143:12</a></b></br> And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I <i>am</i> thy servant.</p><p class="hdg">the son</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/86-16.htm">Psalm 86:16</a></b></br> O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.</p><p class="hdg">thou hast</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Psalm 107:14-16</a></b></br> He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">2 Chronicles 33:11-13</a></b></br> Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></b></br> The Spirit of the Lord GOD <i>is</i> upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to <i>them that are</i> bound;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/116-3.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/psalms/116-4.htm">Beseech</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Bonds</a> <a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/113-8.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/psalms/116-3.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/psalms/105-20.htm">Freed</a> <a href="/psalms/86-16.htm">Handmaid</a> <a href="/psalms/105-20.htm">Loosed</a> <a href="/psalms/86-16.htm">Maidservant</a> <a href="/psalms/109-2.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/psalms/109-28.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/112-6.htm">Surely</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/119-61.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/psalms/118-25.htm">Beseech</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-22.htm">Bonds</a> <a href="/psalms/119-20.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/119-27.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/149-8.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/psalms/118-27.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/psalms/136-24.htm">Freed</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-23.htm">Handmaid</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-6.htm">Loosed</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-23.htm">Maidservant</a> <a href="/psalms/119-131.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/psalms/119-17.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/118-10.htm">Surely</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 116</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/116-1.htm">The psalmist professes his love and duty to God for his deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/116-12.htm">He studies to be thankful</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the ancient Near Eastern context, a servant was someone who was wholly dedicated to their master's will. This reflects a deep commitment and submission to God's authority. The repetition of "I am Your servant" underscores the psalmist's sincerity and total dedication. Biblically, servanthood is a recurring theme, with figures like Moses, David, and the prophets often described as servants of the Lord. This phrase also prefigures the ultimate Servant, Jesus Christ, who perfectly fulfilled the will of the Father (<a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7</a>).<p><b>I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant;</b><br>The mention of being "the son of Your maidservant" suggests a generational faithfulness and a heritage of serving God. In biblical times, family lineage and heritage were significant, and being the son of a maidservant of the Lord implies a legacy of devotion. This could also indicate humility, as the psalmist identifies with a lowly position, much like Mary, the mother of Jesus, who referred to herself as the Lord's servant (<a href="/luke/1-38.htm">Luke 1:38</a>). This connection to a faithful lineage can be seen in the lives of Timothy, whose faith was influenced by his mother and grandmother (<a href="/2_timothy/1-5.htm">2 Timothy 1:5</a>).<p><b>You have broken my bonds.</b><br>This phrase speaks to the deliverance and freedom granted by God. In a historical context, bonds could refer to literal chains or metaphorical constraints such as sin, oppression, or distress. The breaking of bonds signifies liberation and redemption, themes central to the biblical narrative. This deliverance is a type of the salvation offered through Jesus Christ, who proclaimed freedom for the captives (<a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a>). The imagery of breaking bonds also resonates with the Exodus story, where God delivered the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, symbolizing spiritual liberation for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/116.htm">Psalm 116</a>, traditionally attributed to King David, though the specific identity is not definitively known. The psalmist expresses deep gratitude and devotion to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal, self-existent nature and His relationship with His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_maidservant.htm">The Maidservant</a></b><br>Refers to the psalmist's mother, indicating a heritage of faith and service to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/chains.htm">Chains</a></b><br>Symbolic of bondage or affliction, from which the psalmist has been delivered by God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_service.htm">Identity in Service</a></b><br>As believers, our identity is rooted in being servants of God. This service is not burdensome but a response to His love and deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heritage_of_faith.htm">Heritage of Faith</a></b><br>The mention of the "son of Your maidservant" highlights the importance of a godly heritage and the influence of faithful parents in nurturing a relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/freedom_in_christ.htm">Freedom in Christ</a></b><br>True freedom is found in Christ, who breaks the chains of sin and bondage. Our response should be one of gratitude and commitment to serve Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_for_deliverance.htm">Gratitude for Deliverance</a></b><br>Reflect on the ways God has delivered us from our own "chains" and respond with a heart of thanksgiving and service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_god.htm">Commitment to God</a></b><br>Like the psalmist, we are called to reaffirm our commitment to God, recognizing His lordship and our role as His servants.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_116.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 116</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_the_bible_support_surrogacy.htm">Is surrogate motherhood supported by the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_abraham_and_ishmael's_story.htm">What is the story of Abraham and Ishmael?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_deut._15_16-17_fit_liberation.htm">Deuteronomy 15:16-17 allows perpetual servitude--how does this align with the broader biblical theme of liberation from bondage?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_did.htm">What is the total number of Abraham's wives?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/116.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Thy servant, and the son of Thine handmaid.</span>--Comp. <a href="/psalms/86-16.htm" title="O turn to me, and have mercy on me; give your strength to your servant, and save the son of your handmaid.">Psalm 86:16</a>. Not only himself but his family were in the covenant, and, as very commonly in the East, the mother is selected for mention instead of the father.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/116.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O Lord, truly I am thy servant</span>; rather, <span class="accented">even</span> <span class="accented">so</span>, <span class="accented">O Lord</span>, <span class="accented">for I am thy servant</span>. Entitled, therefore, to thy care and consideration. <span class="cmt_word">I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/86-16.htm">Psalm 86:16</a>). "Thine handmaid" - the Church; or, if the writer is Hezekiah, "thy handmaid, Abiyah, the daughter of Zechariah," who "had under standing in the vision of God" (<a href="/2_chronicles/26-5.htm">2 Chronicles 26:5</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/29-1.htm">2 Chronicles 29:1</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast loosed my bonds</span>. The "cords of death" (ver. 3) are probably intended. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/116-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Truly,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽנָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ān·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_577.htm">Strong's 577: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ah, now! I (we) beseech you!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֮</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I [am]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֪י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your servant;</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲ‍ֽנִי־</span> <span class="translit">(’ănî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am Your servant,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֭בְדְּךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·də·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Your maidservant;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_519.htm">Strong's 519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A maidservant, female slave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have released</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּ֝תַּ֗חְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(pit·taḥ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my bonds.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמוֹסֵרָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mō·w·sê·rāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4147.htm">Strong's 4147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chastisement, a halter, restraint</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/116-16.htm">Psalm 116:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/116-16.htm">Psalm 116:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/116-16.htm">Psalm 116:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/116-16.htm">Psalm 116:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/116-16.htm">Psalm 116:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/116-16.htm">Psalm 116:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/116-16.htm">Psalm 116:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/116-16.htm">Psalm 116:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/116-16.htm">Psalm 116:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/116-16.htm">Psalm 116:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/116-16.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 116:16 Yahweh truly I am your servant (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/116-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 116:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 116:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/116-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 116:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 116:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>