Psalms 116:16
Ah, Lord! I am your servant, your servant, child of your handmaid. You have loosened my bonds.
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15Grave in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his loyal and loved ones.
17I will offer to you a thank-offering, and call on the name of the Lord.
Cross References
Psalms 107:14Out of darkness and gloom he brought them, and burst their chains.
Psalms 143:12In your kindness extinguish my enemies, and all those who vex me destroy; for I am your servant.
John 12:26If someone is ready to serve me, let them follow me; and where I am, there my servant will be also. If a person is ready to serve me, my Father will honor them.
Romans 6:22But now that you have been set free from the control of sin, and have become servants to God, the fruit that you reap is an ever increasing holiness, and the end eternal life.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 116:11-19
Grateful Acknowledgments; Devout Resolutions. 10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted: 11 I said in my haste, All men are liars. 12 What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me? 13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord . 14 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people. 15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. 16 O Lord , truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine… Read the whole commentary →