Bible Strands
Psalms 116:8
For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks to God, marking the moment of transition from personal rescue to communal worship immediately after receiving a command to rest. The words — The verb חִלַּצְתָּ (chillatza) translates literally as “you have rescued,” acting on the soul (נַפְשִׁי, naphshi) and feet. The thread — Deliverance from death appears in Psalm 56:13 and Psalm 86:13, while the elimination of weeping anticipates Revelation 21:4. Why it lands — The verse states that preservation from death, sorrow, and failure originates with God, requiring the reader to acknowledge dependence and proceed with deliberate obedience.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
Cross-references
- Psalms 56:13 For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
- Revelation 21:4 ‘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.”
- Psalms 86:13 For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
- Revelation 7:17 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 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.
- Psalms 37:24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
- Psalms 49:15 But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
- Psalms 94:18 If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
- Isaiah 38:5 “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.
- Judges 1:24 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.”