Psalms 116:9
I shall walk before the LORD in the lands of the living.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
In Context
8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.
10I trusted even when I spoke: 'I am greatly afflicted.'
Cross References
1 Kings 2:4that the LORD may establish His word which He spoke concerning me, saying: If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee, said He, a man on the throne of Israel.
1 Kings 9:4And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before Me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep My statutes and Mine ordinances;
Psalms 61:7(61-8) May he be enthroned before God for ever! Appoint mercy and truth, that they may preserve him.
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 →