Psalms 116:16
14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
Read in contextPsalms 143:12
And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
Read in contextPsalms 119:125
I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
Read in contextJames 1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
Read in contextPsalms 107:14–16
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
Read in contextRomans 6:22
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
Read in contextIsaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is 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 them that are bound;
Read in context2 Chronicles 33:11–13
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.
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