Psalms 116:11
Even when I was distressed/worried and said, “I cannot trust anyone,” I continued to trust in Yahweh.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
I said in my haste, All men are liars.
In Context
10I continued to believe/trust in Yahweh, even when I said, “I am greatly afflicted/troubled.”
Cross References
1 Samuel 27:1But David thought, “Some day Saul will capture me if I stay around here. So the best thing that I can do is to escape and go to the Philistia area. If I do that, Saul will stop searching for me here in Israel, and I will be safe.”
Psalms 12:2Everyone tells lies to other people; they deceive others by ◄flattering them/saying good things about them that they know are not true►.
Psalms 31:22I was afraid, and I cried out, “I have been separated from Yahweh!” but you heard me and answered my cry for help.
Jeremiah 9:4Do not trust your neighbors and even your brothers! They all are as deceitful as Jacob was. They slander each other and tell lies about each other.
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 →