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Psalms 116:16

Serving othersSalvationIdentity and self-worth

14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.

15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.

Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.

17 I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.

18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,

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BSB
Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
KJV
O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
WEB
LORD, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, the son of your servant girl. You have freed me from my chains.
ASV
O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds.
DARBY
Yea, Jehovah! for I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
BLB
I ask, O YHWH—surely I [am] Your servant; I [am] Your servant, son of Your maidservant—You have loosed my bonds!
ÅB
Akk Herre! Jeg er jo din tjener, jeg er din tjener, din tjenerinnes sønn; du har løst mine bånd.
OTB
Herre, jeg er virkelig din tjener;
Jeg er din tjener, din tjenestekvinnes barn,
Du har løst mine bånd.
B1930
Akk Herre! Jeg er jo din tjener, jeg er din tjener, din tjenerinnes sønn; du har løst mine bånd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 86:16

    Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.

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  • Psalms 143:12

    And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.

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  • Psalms 119:125

    I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.

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  • James 1:1

    James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.

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  • Psalms 107:14–16

    He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.

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  • Romans 6:22

    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.

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  • Isaiah 61:1

    The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

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  • 2 Chronicles 33:11–13

    So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.

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