Bible Strands
Psalms 116:7
Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks to his own soul, commanding it to restore its peace immediately after recounting God's rescue from death, weeping, and stumbling.
The words — The Hebrew imperative שׁוּבִי (shuvi) means "return," and the verb גָּמַל (gamal) denotes God's action of having "dealt bountifully" or acted faithfully toward the speaker.
The thread — The pattern of recognizing God's goodness to trigger praise appears in Psalms 13:6, the invitation to find rest in Christ parallels Matthew 11:28, and the request for bountiful treatment matches Psalms 119:17.
Why it lands — The text commands a deliberate mental and spiritual pivot back to tranquility, anchoring that peace in the factual record of divine deliverance rather than in changing circumstances.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.
Cross-references
- Psalms 13:6 I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.
- Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- Psalms 119:17 Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
- Jeremiah 6:16 This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
- Jeremiah 30:10 As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
- Psalms 95:11 So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”
- Hebrews 4:8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
- Hosea 2:7 She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’