Psalms 116 · Verse 11

Psalms 116:11

I said in my haste, All men are liars.
Psalms 116:11, King James Version

Psalms 116:11 in other translations

BSBIn my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”
WEBI said in my haste, “All people are liars.”
ASVI said in my haste, All men are liars.
YLTI said in my haste, ‘Every man is a liar.'
DARBYI said in my haste, All men are liars.
BBEThough I said in my fear, All men are false.
WebsterI said in my haste, All men are liars.

What does Psalms 116:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 116:10-11

10-11. Confidence in God opposed to distrust of men, as not reliable (Psa 68:8, 9). He speaks from an experience of the result of his faith.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 I said in my haste - This is variously translated: I said in my Light, Chaldee. In my excess, or ecstasy, Vulgate. In my ecstasy, εκστασει, Septuagint. fi tahayury, in my giddiness, Arabic. In my fear or tremor, Syriac. I quoth in outgoing mine, when I was beside myself, Anglo-Saxon. In myn oute passyng, old Psalter. When passion got the better of my reason, when I looked not at God, but at my afflictions, and the impossibility of human relief. All men are liars - כל האדם כזב col haadam cozeb, "the whole of man is a lie." Falsity is diffused through his nature; deception proceeds from his tongue; his actions are often counterfeit. He is imposed on by others, and imposes in his turn; and on none is there any dependence till God converts their heart. "O what a thing were man, if his attires Should alter with his mind, And, like a dolphin's skin, His clothes combine with his desires! Surely if each one saw another's heart, There would be no commerce; All would disperse, And live apart." Hebert. To the same purpose I shall give the following Italian proverb: - Con arte e con inganno, Si vive mezzo l'anno. Con inganno e con arte Si vive l' altro parti. "Men live half the year by deceit and by art; By art and deceit men live the other part." Who gives this bad character of mankind? Man.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 116:10-19

When troubled, we do best to hold our peace, for we are apt to speak unadvisedly. Yet there may be true faith where there are workings of unbelief; but then faith will prevail; and being humbled for our distrust of God's word, we shall experience his faithfulness to it. What can the pardoned sinner, or what can those who have been delivered from trouble or distress, render to the Lord for his benefits? We cannot in…

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Psalms 116:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֲ֭נִי'A.niIH589
אָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiI saidH559
בְחָפְזִ֑יve.cha.fe.Ziwhen was hastening IH2648
כָּֽל\־kal-everyH3605
הָאָדָ֥םha.'a.Dam<the> personH120
כֹּזֵֽב\׃ko.Zev[is] a liarH3576

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 116:11

  • Romans 3:4

    God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

  • Jeremiah 9:4-5

    Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders. And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

  • Psalms 31:22

    For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.

  • Psalms 62:9

    Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

  • 1 Samuel 27:1

    And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

  • 2 Kings 4:16

    And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.

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in my.
31:22; 1Sa 27:1
All.
2Ki 4:16; Jer 9:4,5; Ro 3:4

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Context

  • Psalms 116:10

    I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

  • Psalms 116:11

    I said in my haste, All men are liars.

  • Psalms 116:12

    What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?

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Psalms 116:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dije en mi apresuramiento: Todo hombre es mentiroso.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je disais en mon agitation: Tout homme est menteur.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich sprach in meiner Bestürzung: Alle Menschen sind Lügner!