Psalms 116:7 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 116:7

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

KJV

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WEB

Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.

ASV

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.

YLT

Turn back, O my soul, to thy rest, For Jehovah hath conferred benefits on thee.

DBT

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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19 verses on the floor

Matthew 11:28
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Psalms 13:6
I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
Psalms 119:65
Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord, according unto thy word.
Jeremiah 6:16
Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
Jeremiah 30:10
Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the Lord; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.

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The relief which he asked is the result not of his merit, but of God's known pity and tenderness, which is acknowledged in assuring himself (his "soul," Ps 11:1; 16:10) of rest and peace. All calamities [Ps 116:8] are represented by death, tears, and falling of the feet (Ps 56:13).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Note, Having received many benefits from God, we are concerned to enquire, What shall we render? He resolves what returns he will make. (1.) He will in the most devout and solemn manner offer up his praises and prayers to God,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

God has dealt kindly with thee, and therefore thou needest not fear that ever he will deal hardly with thee." [2.] "Repose thyself in God. Return to him as thy rest, and seek not for that rest in the creature which is to be had in him only." God is the soul's rest; in him only it can dwell at ease; to him therefore it must retire, and rejoice in him.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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