Psalms 116:7
Come back to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has given you your reward.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
In Context
6The Lord keeps the simple; I was made low, and he was my saviour.
Cross References
Psalms 95:11And I made an oath in my wrath, that they might not come into my place of rest.
Jeremiah 6:16This is what the Lord has said: Take your place looking out on the ways; make search for the old roads, saying, Where is the good way? and go in it that you may have rest for your souls. But they said, We will not go in it.
Hosea 2:7And if she goes after her lovers she will not overtake them; if she makes search for them she will not see them; then will she say, I will go back to my first husband, for then it was better for me than now.
Hebrews 4:8For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have said anything about another day.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 116:2-10
Grateful Acknowledgments. 1 I love the Lord , because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then called I upon the name of the Lord ; O Lord , I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 5 Gracious is the Lord , and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. 6 The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped… Read the whole commentary →