KJV King James Version
O LORD, truly I [am] thy servant; I [am] thy servant, [and] the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
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Psalm 116:16
O LORD, truly I [am] thy servant; I [am] thy servant, [and] the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, the son of your handmaid. You have freed me from my chains.
ASV American Standard Version
O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Cause it to come, O Jehovah, for I am Thy servant. I am Thy servant, son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast opened my bonds.
Surrounding context — Psalm 116
13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the LORD [is] the death of his saints.
16 O LORD, truly I [am] thy servant; I [am] thy servant, [and] the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,
19 In the courts of the LORD’S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אָֽנָּ֣הH577 · an.naPlease!יְהוָה֮H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforאֲנִ֪יH589 · a.niIעַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveאֲֽנִי־H589 · a.niIעַ֭בְדְּךָH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childאֲמָתֶ֑ךָH519 · a.mahmaidservantפִּ֝תַּ֗חְתָּH6605 · pa.tachto openלְמוֹסֵרָֽי׃H4147 · mo.serbond
Cross-references
Psalm 86:16O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.Psalm 143:12And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I [am] thy servant.Psalm 119:125I [am] thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.James 1:1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.2 Chronicles 33:11-13Wherefore 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.John 12:26If 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.Isaiah 61:1The 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;Romans 6:22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.Psalm 107:14-16He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.Acts 27:23For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
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