Psalms 116:16 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 116:16

Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.

BSB

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ASV

O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds.

KJV

O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

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Commentary

3 voices

Athanasius of Alexandria

296–373

Discourses Against the Arians 2.14.4 (373)

When we read this, we correctly understand that Solomon was a natural and genuine son and do not consider him a servant just because we hear him so called. So also concerning the Savior, who is confessed to be in truth the Son and to be the Word by nature, as the saints say, "Who was faithful to him that made him," or if he says of himself, "The Lord created me," and, "I am your servant and the Son of your handmaid," and similar claims.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Many good interpreters understand it of that cup, that bitter cup, which is yet sanctified to the saints, so that to them it is a cup of salvation. 19 , This shall turn to my salvation; it is a means of spiritual health. David's sufferings were typical of Christ's, and we, in ours, have communion with his, and his cup was indeed a cup of salvation.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The New Park Street Pulpit, Sermon No. 312: “Personal Service” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1860)

THESE SENTENCES SUGGEST a contrast. David’s religion was one of perfect liberty;—“Thou hast loosed my bonds.” It was one of complete service;—“Truly l am thy servant. I am thy servant and the son of thine handmaid.” Did I say the text suggested a contrast? Indeed the two things need never be contrasted, for they are found to be but part of one divine experience in the Jives of all God’s people. The religion of Jesus is the religion of liberty. The true believer can say, when his soul is in a healthy state, “Thou hast loosed my bonds.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אָֽנָּ֣ה	'a.Nah	I beg you	H577 →
יְהוָה֮	Yah.weh	O Yahweh	H3068 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
אֲנִ֪י	'a.Ni	I	H589 →
עַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ	'av.De.kha	[am] servant your	H5650 →
אֲֽנִי־	'ani-	I	H589 →
עַ֭בְדְּךָ	'Av.de.kha	[am] servant your	H5650 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ	'a.ma.Te.kha	maidservant your	H519 →
פִּ֝תַּ֗חְתָּ	pi.Tach.ta	you have loosened	H6605 →
לְמוֹסֵרָֽי׃	le.mo.se.Rai	<to> fetters my	H4147 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
leads to
- Ezekiel 12:15
  And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.
- 1 Peter 1:1
  Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
- John 7:35
  At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the…
- Acts 8:1
  And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
- Acts 26:7
  the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.
Through
Psalms 86:16
Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.
leads to
- Ephesians 6:10
  Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
- Philippians 4:13
  I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Isaiah 40:29–31
  He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Psalms