Psalms 116:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י חִלַּ֥צְתָּ נַפְשִׁ֗י מִ֫מָּ֥וֶת אֶת־עֵינִ֥י מִן־דִּמְעָ֑ה אֶת־רַגְלִ֥י מִדֶּֽחִי׃

Transliteration

For ḥillaṣtā napšî from māvet ʾet-ʿênî from dimʿâ ʾet-raglî from deḥî

Grammar Details

• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *ḥillaṣtā*: verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have delivered
• *napšî*: noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul
• *mi-māvet*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - from death
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *ʿênî*: noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my eye
• *min-dimʿâ*: preposition + noun, feminine singular - from tear/weeping
• *raglî*: noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my foot
• *mi-deḥî*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - from stumbling

Word Meanings

• *ḥillaṣtā*: you delivered/you rescued/you saved
• *napšî*: my soul/my life/myself
• *ʿênî*: my eye/my sight
• *dimʿâ*: tear/tears/weeping
• *raglî*: my foot/my feet
• *deḥî*: stumbling/falling/slipping

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For thou hast delivered{H2502} my soul{H5315} from death,{H4194} Mine eyes{H5869} from tears,{H1832} [And] my feet{H7272} from falling.{H1762}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For thou hast delivered{H2502}{(H8765)} my soul{H5315} from death{H4194}, mine eyes{H5869} from tears{H1832}, and my feet{H7272} from falling{H1762}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And why? thou hast delyuered my soule from death, myne eyes from teares, and my fete from fallinge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Because thou hast deliuered my soule from death, mine eyes from teares, and my feete from falling.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For thou O Lorde hast deliuered my soule from death: myne eyes from teares, and my feete from fallyng.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, [and] my feet from falling.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For you have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, `And' my feet from falling.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, [And] my feet from falling.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  You have taken my soul from the power of death, keeping my eyes from weeping, and my feet from falling.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Yes, LORD, you rescued my life from death, kept my eyes from tears and my feet from stumbling.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 56:13 : 13 I am bound by my vows to you, O God; I will present thank offerings to you.
• Rev 21:4 : 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
• Ps 86:13 : 13 For great is Your steadfast love toward me; You have delivered my life from the depths of Sheol.
• Isa 25:8 : 8 He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The LORD has spoken.
• Isa 38:5 : 5 "Go and tell Hezekiah: This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: 'I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.'"
• Rev 7:17 : 17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them. He will lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
• Ps 37:24 : 24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD supports him with His hand.
• Ps 49:15 : 15 Like sheep, they are appointed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them. The upright will rule over them in the morning, and their form will decay in the grave, far from lofty dwellings.
• Ps 94:18 : 18 When I said, "My foot is slipping," Your steadfast love, LORD, supported me.
• Judg 1:24 : 24 The spies saw a man coming out of the city and said to him, "Please show us how to enter the city, and we will treat you kindly."