Psalms 116:7
Turn back, O my soul, to thy rest, For Jehovah hath conferred benefits on thee.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
In Context
6A preserver of the simple [is] Jehovah, I was low, and to me He giveth salvation.
8For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.
Cross References
Psalms 95:11Where I sware in Mine anger, 'If they come in unto My rest — !'
Jeremiah 6:16Thus said Jehovah: Stand ye by the ways and see, and ask for paths of old, Where [is] this — the good way? and go ye in it, And find rest for yourselves. And they say, 'We do not go.'
Hosea 2:7And she hath pursued her lovers, And she doth not overtake them, And hath sought them, and doth not find, And she hath said: I go, and I turn back unto My first husband, For — better to me then than now.
Hebrews 4:8for if Joshua had given them rest, He would not concerning another day have spoken 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 →