Psalms 116:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שׁוּבִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי לִמְנוּחָ֑יְכִי כִּֽי־יְ֝הוָ֗ה גָּמַ֥ל עָלָֽיְכִי׃

Transliteration

šûvî napšî to limnûḥāyeḵî because YHWH gāmal ʿālāyeḵî

Grammar Details

*šûvî*: verb, qal imperative, feminine singular - return
*napšî*: noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul
*limnûḥāyeḵî*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - to your rest
*kî*: conjunction - because/for
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*gāmal*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has dealt bountifully
*ʿālāyeḵî*: preposition with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - upon you

Word Meanings

*šûvî*: return/turn back/rest
*napšî*: my soul/my life/myself
*limnûḥāyeḵî*: to your rest/to your resting place
*gāmal*: dealt bountifully/rewarded/bestowed good

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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High concordance with source wording
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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Jer 6:16 : 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.
Ps 13:6 : 6 I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
Ps 95:11 : 11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
Ps 119:17 : 17 GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
Jer 30:10 : 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.
Hos 2:7 : 7 And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.
Matt 11:28-29 : 28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Heb 4:8-9 : 8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. 9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. 10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

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