Psalms 116:16
ContextNET © | 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. |
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NET © | 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 2 tn Heb “you have loosed my bonds.” In this context the imagery refers to deliverance from death (see v. 3). |