Mazmur 116:8-11

116:8 Yes, ¹  Lord, ²  you rescued my life from death,

and kept my feet from stumbling.

116:9 I will serve ³  the Lord

in the land ⁴  of the living.

116:10 I had faith when I said,

“I am severely oppressed.”

116:11 I rashly declared, ⁵ 

“All men are liars.”

[116:8]  ¹ tn Or “for.”

[116:8]  ² tn “Lord” is supplied here in the translation for clarification.

[116:9]  ³ tn Heb “walk before” (see Ps 56:13). On the meaning of the Hebrew idiom, see the notes at 2 Kgs 20:3/Isa 38:3.

[116:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “lands, regions.”

[116:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “I said in my haste.”