Psalms 116:7
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
In Context
6Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.
8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, [And] my feet from falling.
Cross References
Psalms 95:11Wherefore I sware in my wrath, That they should not enter into my rest. Psalm 96
Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith Jehovah, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk [therein].
Hosea 2:7And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.
Hebrews 4:8For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of 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 →