Psalms 116:9
I will walk before the Lord in the land of life.
Leeser Tanakh
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, my eyes from tears, my feet from falling.
10I believe, therefore will I speak: I was greatly afflicted;
Cross References
1 Kings 2:4In order that the Lord may fulfill his word which he hath spoken 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 never 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 rectitude, to do in accordance with all that I have commanded thee, [and] wilt keep my statutes and my ordinances:
Psalms 61:7(61:8) May he abide for ever before God: ordain that kindness and truth may guard 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 →