Bible Strands
Psalms 116:10
I believed, therefore I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God, declaring personal faith and affliction immediately after resolving to walk in the land of the living (Psalms 116:9) and just before confessing alarm over human deceit (Psalms 116:11).
The words — The Hebrew הֶאֱמַנְתִּי (He'eman'ti) translates literally as "I believed," establishing the causal link to the subsequent confession of being exceedingly afflicted (עָנִיתִי מְאֹד).
The thread — This pattern of faith producing spoken confession appears in 2 Corinthians 4:13, which quotes the verse directly, and informs the conceptual framework of Hebrews 11:1.
Why it lands — The text demands that a reader accept belief as the necessary precondition for honest verbal confession, even when that confession records severe distress.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
Cross-references
- 2 Corinthians 4:13 And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,
- Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
- Proverbs 21:28 A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
- 2 Peter 1:21 For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
- 2 Peter 1:16 For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
- Numbers 14:6 Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes