Psalms 116:8-9

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.

¹ tn Or “for.”

² tn “Lord” is supplied here in the translation for clarification.

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.

⁴ tn Heb “lands, regions.”