Psalms 116:8
For thou hast preserved me from death; Thou hast kept mine eyes from tears, And my feet from falling!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
In Context
7Return, O my soul! to thy rest! For the LORD hath dealt kindly with thee.
9I shall walk before the LORD, In the land of the living.
Cross References
Psalms 37:24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, For the LORD holdeth him by the hand.
Psalms 56:13For thou hast delivered me from death, Yea, my feet from falling, That I may walk before God in the light of the living.
Psalms 94:18When I think that my foot is slipping, Thy goodness, O LORD! holdeth me up.
Isaiah 38:5Go in and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father: I have heard thy prayer; I have seen thy tears. Behold, I will add to thy life fifteen years.
Revelation 21:4and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall mourning, nor crying, nor pain he any more; for the former things are passed away.
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 →