Psalms 116:16

NETBible

Yes, Lord! I am indeed your servant; I am your lowest slave. 1  You saved me from death. 2 

NIV ©

O LORD, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant; you have freed me from my chains.

NASB ©

O LORD, surely I am Your servant, I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid, You have loosed my bonds.

NLT ©

O LORD, I am your servant; yes, I am your servant, the son of your handmaid, and you have freed me from my bonds!

MSG ©

Oh, GOD, here I am, your servant, your faithful servant: set me free for your service!

BBE ©

O 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.

NRSV ©

O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the child of your serving girl. You have loosed my bonds.

NKJV ©

O LORD, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have loosed my bonds.

KJV
O LORD
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truly
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I [am] thy servant
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I [am] thy servant
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[and] the son
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of thine handmaid
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thou hast loosed
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my bonds
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NASB ©
O
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LORD
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, surely
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I am Your servant
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, I am Your servant
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, the son
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of Your handmaid
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, You have loosed
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my bonds
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LXXM
(115:7) w
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INJ
kurie
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N-VSM
egw
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P-NS
doulov
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N-NSM
sov
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A-NSM
egw
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P-NS
doulov
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N-NSM
sov
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A-NSM
kai
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CONJ
uiov
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N-NSM
thv
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T-GSF
paidiskhv
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N-GSF
sou
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P-GS
dierrhxav {V-AAI-2S} touv
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T-APM
desmouv {N-APM} mou
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P-GS
NET [draft] ITL
Yes
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, Lord
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! I
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am indeed
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your servant
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; I
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am your lowest slave
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. You saved
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me from death
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HEBREW
yrowml
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txtp
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Ktma
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Nb
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Kdbe
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yna
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Kdbe
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yna
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yk
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hwhy
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hna (116:16)
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NETBible

Yes, Lord! I am indeed your servant; I am your lowest slave. 1  You saved me from death. 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “I am your servant, the son of your female servant.” The phrase “son of a female servant” (see also Ps 86:16) is used of a son born to a secondary wife or concubine (Exod 23:12). In some cases the child’s father is the master of the house (see Gen 21:10, 13; Judg 9:18). The use of the expression here certainly does not imply that the Lord has such a secondary wife or concubine! It is used metaphorically and idiomatically to emphasize the psalmist’s humility before the Lord and his status as the Lord’s servant.

2 tn Heb “you have loosed my bonds.” In this context the imagery refers to deliverance from death (see v. 3).