Psalms 116:7
Return, O my soul, to thy rest, For, Yahweh, hath dealt bountifully with thee.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
In Context
6Yahweh, preserveth the simple, I was brought low, when, to me, he granted salvation.
8For thou hast rescued my soul from death,—mine eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
Cross References
Psalms 95:11And I sware in mine anger,—Verily they shall not enter into my rest.
Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith Yahweh—Stand ye at the ways—and see, And ask for the paths of age-past times, Where is the good way? And walk therein, And ye shall find rest to your souls. But they said, We will not walk [therein]!
Hosea 2:7And, when she shall pursue her lovers, and not overtake them, and shall seek them and not find, then will she say, Let me go my way now! and return unto my first husband, for it was better with me, then, than, now!
Hebrews 4:8For, if, unto them, Joshua had given rest, it had not in that case, concerning another day, been speaking, after, these things.
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 →