Psalms 116 · Verse 16

Psalms 116:16

O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
Psalms 116:16, King James Version

Psalms 116:16 in other translations

BSBTruly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
WEBLORD, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, the son of your servant girl. You have freed me from my chains.
ASVO Jehovah, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds.
YLTCause it to come, O Jehovah, for I am Thy servant. I am Thy servant, son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast opened my bonds.
DARBYYea, Jehovah! for I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
BBEO Lord, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of her who is your servant; by you have my cords been broken.
WebsterO LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

What does Psalms 116:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 116:15-16

15-16. By the plea of being a homeborn servant, he intimates his claim on God's covenant love to His people.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 I am thy servant - Thou hast preserved me alive. I live with, for, and to Thee. I am thy willing domestic, the son of thine handmaid - like one born in thy house of a woman already thy property. I am a servant, son of thy servant, made free by thy kindness; but, refusing to go out, I have had my ear bored to thy door-post, and am to continue by free choice in thy house for ever. He alludes here to the case of the servant who, in the year of jubilee being entitled to his liberty, refused to leave his master's house; and suffered his ear to be bored to the door-post, as a proof that by his own consent he agreed to continue in his master's house for ever.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 116:16 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.

אָֽנָּ֣ה'a.NahI beg youH577
יְהוָה֮Yah.wehO YahwehH3068
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אֲנִ֪י'a.NiIH589
עַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ'av.De.kha[am] servant yourH5650
אֲֽנִי\־'ani-IH589
עַ֭בְדְּךָ'Av.de.kha[am] servant yourH5650
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ'a.ma.Te.khamaidservant yourH519
פִּ֝תַּ֗חְתָּpi.Tach.tayou have loosenedH6605
לְמוֹסֵרָֽי\׃le.mo.se.Rai<to> fetters myH4147

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

Cross references for Psalms 116:16

  • Psalms 86:16

    O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

  • Psalms 143:12

    And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

  • Psalms 119:125

    I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

  • James 1:1

    James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

  • Psalms 107:14-16

    He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

  • Romans 6:22

    But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

  • Isaiah 61:1

    The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

  • 2 Chronicles 33:11-13

    Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God.

  • John 12:26

    If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

  • Acts 27:23

    For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
truly.
86:16; 119:125; 143:12; Joh 12:26; Ac 27:23; Jas 1:1
the son.
86:16
thou hast.
107:14-16; 2Ch 33:11-13; Isa 61:1; Ro 6:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 116:15

    Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

  • Psalms 116:16

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

  • Psalms 116:17

    I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

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Psalms 116:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Oh Jehová, que yo soy tu siervo, yo tu siervo, hijo de tu sierva: rompiste mis prisiones.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Je te prie, ô Éternel! car je suis ton serviteur; je suis ton serviteur, le fils de ta servante; tu as délié mes liens.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Bitte, Jehova! denn ich bin dein Knecht; ich bin dein Knecht, der Sohn deiner Magd; gelöst hast du meine Bande.