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href="/bsb/psalms/116.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/116.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />For you, LORD, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/116.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He has saved me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/116.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/116.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/116.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, <i>and</i> my feet from falling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/116.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, <i>And</i> my feet from falling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/116.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, <i>And</i> my feet from stumbling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/116.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/116.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For Thou hast rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/116.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/116.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For You have rescued my life from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from stumbling <i>and</i> falling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/116.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you, LORD, rescued me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/116.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For You, LORD, rescued me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/116.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/116.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You, LORD, have saved my life from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/116.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/116.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You saved me from death. You saved my eyes from tears [and] my feet from stumbling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/116.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD saved me from death; he stopped my tears and kept me from defeat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/116.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, you delivered my soul from death, my eyes from crying, and my feet from stumbling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/116.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/116.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Yes, LORD, you rescued my life from death, and kept my feet from stumbling. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/116.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/116.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For thou hast delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/116.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/116.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For You have delivered my soul from death, "" My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/116.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/116.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thou deliveredst my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, my feet from a fall.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/116.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For he hath delivered my soul from death: my eyes from tears, my feet from falling. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/116.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 114:8>For he has rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from slipping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/116.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For my soul has been freed from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/116.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/116.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For he has delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/116.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because you have saved my soul from death and my feet from dislocations.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/116.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, And my feet from stumbling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/116.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For he has delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/116-8.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=14674" 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">7</span>Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/2502.htm" title="2502: ḥil·laṣ·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to pull off; hence to strip, To depart; by implication, to deliver, equip; present, strengthen.">You have delivered</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">my soul</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: mim·mā·weṯ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">death,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">my eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1832.htm" title="1832: dim·‘āh (N-fs) -- Tears (of one weeping). Feminine of dema'; weeping.">from tears,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: raḡ·lî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">my feet</a> <a href="/hebrew/1762.htm" title="1762: mid·de·ḥî (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- A stumbling. From dachah; a push, i.e. a fall.">from stumbling.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.…<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="/2_corinthians/1-10.htm">2 Corinthians 1:10</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/56-13.htm">Psalm 56:13</a></span><br />For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-17.htm">Psalm 34:17-19</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-5.htm">Psalm 118:5</a></span><br />In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-17.htm">Isaiah 38:17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/86-13.htm">Psalm 86:13</a></span><br />For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Psalm 107:14</a></span><br />He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">Psalm 40:1-3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/30-3.htm">Psalm 30:3</a></span><br />O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Psalm 71:20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-4.htm">Psalm 103:4</a></span><br />who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-15.htm">Psalm 49:15</a></span><br />But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">Psalm 31:7-8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-3.htm">Psalm 91:3</a></span><br />Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/142-7.htm">Psalm 142:7</a></span><br />Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.</p><p class="hdg">for thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/56-13.htm">Psalm 56:13</a></b></br> For thou hast delivered my soul from death: <i>wilt</i> not <i>thou deliver</i> my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/86-13.htm">Psalm 86:13</a></b></br> For great <i>is</i> thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.</p><p class="hdg">mine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-8.htm">Isaiah 25:8</a></b></br> 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 <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/38-5.htm">Isaiah 38:5</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/7-17.htm">Revelation 7:17</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">and my feet</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-24.htm">Psalm 37:24</a></b></br> Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth <i>him with</i> his hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/94-18.htm">Psalm 94:18</a></b></br> When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/1-24.htm">Judges 1:24</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/116-3.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/108-6.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/psalms/115-5.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/107-12.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/psalms/115-7.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/psalms/106-3.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Overthrowing</a> <a href="/psalms/115-7.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/107-20.htm">Rescued</a> <a href="/psalms/116-7.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/73-2.htm">Stumbling</a> <a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Tears</a> <a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/116-15.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/119-117.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/psalms/116-15.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/118-13.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/psalms/119-59.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-12.htm">Overthrowing</a> <a href="/psalms/118-15.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/136-24.htm">Rescued</a> <a href="/psalms/119-20.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/119-165.htm">Stumbling</a> <a href="/psalms/119-136.htm">Tears</a> <a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Weeping</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 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 (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-54.htm">1 Corinthians 15:54-57</a>).<p><b>my eyes from tears</b><br>Tears in the biblical context often symbolize sorrow, distress, or repentance. The psalmist acknowledges God's role in transforming his mourning into joy. This phrase suggests a personal experience of God's comfort and healing. In the broader biblical narrative, God is frequently depicted as one who wipes away tears, as seen in <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a>, where God promises to remove all sorrow in the new creation. The cultural context of ancient Israel placed significant emphasis on communal lament and personal grief, making divine comfort a profound aspect of God's relationship with His people.<p><b>my feet from stumbling</b><br>Stumbling is a metaphor for falling into sin or experiencing failure. The psalmist credits God with providing stability and guidance, preventing him from falling away from faith or righteousness. This imagery is common in wisdom literature, such as Proverbs, where walking a straight path symbolizes living according to God's commandments. The phrase also connects to the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to walk in the Spirit and avoid stumbling (<a href="/galatians/5-16.htm">Galatians 5:16-25</a>). It highlights God's sustaining power and the believer's reliance on divine strength to maintain a faithful walk.<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 believed to be King David, who often expressed personal deliverance and gratitude to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, recognized as the deliverer and protector of the Psalmist.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/death.htm">Death</a></b><br>Represents the physical and spiritual peril from which the Psalmist has been delivered.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tears.htm">Tears</a></b><br>Symbolizes sorrow and distress, which God has alleviated for the Psalmist.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/stumbling.htm">Stumbling</a></b><br>Represents the potential for moral or spiritual failure, from which God has provided stability and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_deliverer.htm">God as Deliverer</a></b><br>Recognize and trust in God's power to deliver us from both physical and spiritual dangers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/emotional_healing.htm">Emotional Healing</a></b><br>God is attentive to our sorrows and provides comfort, reminding us to bring our tears to Him in prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/moral_stability.htm">Moral Stability</a></b><br>God provides guidance to prevent us from stumbling in our faith journey, encouraging us to seek His wisdom and strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_and_worship.htm">Gratitude and Worship</a></b><br>Reflect on past deliverances and express gratitude to God, fostering a heart of worship and reliance on Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_future_deliverance.htm">Hope in Future Deliverance</a></b><br>Hold onto the promise of ultimate deliverance and restoration, as seen in the hope of eternal life with God.<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/what_does_'precious_is_their_death'_mean.htm">What does "Precious is the death of His saints" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_psalm_56_8_be_literal_scientifically.htm">Can Psalm 56:8, which implies God counts each tear, be taken literally without clashing with scientific understanding of human sorrow?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_claim_divine_protection_if_david_fled.htm">How can Psalm 56 claim divine protection (Psalm 56:4, 9) when historical sources show David repeatedly endangered and even fleeing for his life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god's_demand_for_repentance_contradictory.htm">(Jeremiah 13:16-17) Isn't it contradictory for God to demand repentance while also foretelling inevitable punishment?</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>(8) <span class= "bld">Falling.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">stumbling. </span>(See <a href="/psalms/56-13.htm" title="For you have delivered my soul from death: will not you deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?">Psalm 56:13</a>, the original of this passage.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/116.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For thou hast delivered my soul from death</span>. This verse is exegetical of the last clause of ver. 4. The expressions are taken from <a href="/psalms/56-13.htm">Psalm 56:13</a>, and suit a personal better than a national deliverance. <span class="cmt_word">Mine eyes from tears.</span> Hezekiah, when told that his death was approaching, had "wept sore" (<a href="/isaiah/38-3.htm">Isaiah 38:3</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And my feet from falling</span>; literally, <span class="accented">and my foot from slipping</span> 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/116-8.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have delivered</span><br /><span class="heb">חִלַּ֥צְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥil·laṣ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2502.htm">Strong's 2502: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull off, to strip, to depart, to deliver, equip, present, strengthen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my soul</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִׁ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">death,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֫מָּ֥וֶת</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mā·weṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from tears,</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּמְעָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(dim·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1832.htm">Strong's 1832: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tears (of one weeping)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my feet</span><br /><span class="heb">רַגְלִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(raḡ·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from stumbling.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדֶּֽחִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(mid·de·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1762.htm">Strong's 1762: </a> </span><span class="str2">A push, a fall</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/116-8.htm">Psalm 116:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/116-8.htm">Psalm 116:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/116-8.htm">Psalm 116:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/116-8.htm">Psalm 116:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/116-8.htm">Psalm 116:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/116-8.htm">Psalm 116:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/116-8.htm">Psalm 116:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/116-8.htm">Psalm 116:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/116-8.htm">Psalm 116:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/116-8.htm">Psalm 116:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/116-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 116:8 For you have delivered my soul (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/116-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 116:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 116:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/116-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 116:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 116:9" /></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>