Psalm 116:6-8

I Love the Lord

6 The Lord preserves g the simple;
when h I was brought low, he saved me.
 7 Return, O my soul, to your i rest;
for the Lord has j dealt bountifully with you.

8 For k you have delivered my soul from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling;

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 19:7
    The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 79:8
    Do not remember against us our former iniquities; let your compassion come speedily to meet us, for we are brought very low.
    Psalms 142:6
    Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me!
  3. Cross References
    Jeremiah 6:16
    Thus says the Lord : "Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.
    Matthew 11:23
    And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 13:6
    I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 49:15
    But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah
    Psalms 56:13
    For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
    Psalms 86:13
    For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.
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