Psalms 116:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.”
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BSBPD
“Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Turn back, O my soul, to thy rest, For Jehovah hath conferred benefits on thee.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 116:7 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 13:6I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.
- Psalms 95:11So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”
- Psalms 119:17Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
- Jeremiah 6:16This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
- Jeremiah 30:10As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
- Hosea 2:7She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’
- Matthew 11:28Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- Hebrews 4:8For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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