Psalms 116:8
You have taken my soul from the power of death, keeping my eyes from weeping, and my feet from falling.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
In Context
7Come back to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has given you your reward.
9I will go before the Lord in the land of the living.
Cross References
Psalms 37:24Even if he has a fall he will not be without help: for the hand of the Lord is supporting him.
Psalms 56:13\56:12\I keep the memory of my debt to you, O God; I will give you the offerings of praise.
Psalms 94:18If I say, My foot is slipping; your mercy, O Lord, is my support.
Isaiah 38:5Go to Hezekiah, and say, The Lord, the God of David, your father, says, Your prayer has come to my ears, and I have seen your weeping: see, I will give you fifteen more years of life.
Revelation 21:4And he will put an end to all their weeping; and there will be no more death, or sorrow, or crying, or pain; for the first things have come to an end.
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 →