Psalms 116 · Verse 9

Psalms 116:9

I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
Psalms 116:9, King James Version

Psalms 116:9 in other translations

BSBI will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
WEBI will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
ASVI will walk before Jehovah In the land of the living.
YLTI walk habitually before Jehovah In the lands of the living.
DARBYI will walk before Jehovah in the land of the living.
BBEI will go before the Lord in the land of the living.
WebsterI will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

What does Psalms 116:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. walk before the Lord--act, or live under His favor and guidance (Ge 17:1; Psa 61:7). land of the living--(Psa 27:13).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 I will walk before the Lord - אתהלך ethhallech, I will set myself to walk. I am determined to walk; my eyes are now bright ened, so that I can see; my feet are strengthened, so that I can walk; and my soul is alive, so that I can walk with the living. The Vulgate, the Septuagint, the Ethiopic, the Arabic, and the Anglo-Saxon end this Psalm here, which is numbered the cxivth; and begin with the tenth verse another Psalm, which they number cxvth; but this division is not acknowledged by the Hebrew, Chaldee, and Syriac.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 116:1-9

We have many reasons for loving the Lord, but are most affected by his loving-kindness when relieved out of deep distress. When a poor sinner is awakened to a sense of his state, and fears that he must soon sink under the just wrath of God, then he finds trouble and sorrow. But let all such call upon the Lord to deliver their souls, and they will find him gracious and true to his promise. Neither ignorance nor guilt…

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Psalms 116:9 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.

אֶ֭תְהַלֵּךְ'Et.ha.lekhI will walk aboutH1980
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בְּ֝אַרְצ֗וֹתbe.'ar.Tzotin [the] lands ofH776
הַֽחַיִּֽים\׃Ha.chai.Yimthe livingH2416

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

Cross references for Psalms 116:9

  • Psalms 27:13

    I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

  • Luke 1:75

    In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

  • Genesis 17:1

    And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

  • 1 Kings 2:4

    That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

  • 1 Kings 8:25

    Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.

  • 1 Kings 9:4

    And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:

  • Isaiah 53:8

    He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

  • Luke 1:6

    And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

  • Psalms 61:7

    He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
walk.
61:7; Ge 17:1; 1Ki 2:4; 8:25; 9:4; Lu 1:6,75
in the land.
27:13; Isa 53:8

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

Context

  • Psalms 116:8

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

  • Psalms 116:9

    I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

  • Psalms 116:10

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

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Psalms 116:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Andaré delante de Jehová en la tierra de los vivientes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je marcherai devant l’ Éternel dans la terre des vivants.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich werde wandeln vor Jehova in dem Lande der Lebendigen.