Psalm 116:8 “For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet…”

Psalm 116:8

For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine 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.

American Standard Version

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.

Geneva Bible 1599

Because thou hast deliuered my soule from death, mine eyes from teares, and my feete from falling.

Darby Translation

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, my feet from falling.

Young's Literal Translation

For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.

Bible in Basic English

You have taken my soul from the power of death, keeping my eyes from weeping, and my feet from falling.

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Cross references

“For thou”

Psalm 56:13 Psalm 86:13

Psalm 56:13 · BSB

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 86:13 · BSB

For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.

“mine”

Revelation 21:4 Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 25:8 Isaiah 38:5

Revelation 21:4 · BSB

‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

Revelation 7:17 · BSB

For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ ”

Isaiah 25:8 · BSB

He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.

Isaiah 38:5 · BSB

“Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.

“and my feet”

Psalm 37:24 Psalm 94:18 Judges 1:24

Psalm 37:24 · BSB

Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.

Psalm 94:18 · BSB

If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.

Judges 1:24 · BSB

and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”

Also

Psalm 49:15

Psalm 49:15 · BSB

But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.

9I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

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