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16O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
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Cross-References
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 10-19)The Septuagint and some other ancient versions make these verses a distinct psalm separate from the former; and some have called it the Martyr’s psalm , I suppose for the sake of Ps. 116:15. Three things David here makes confession of:— I. His faith (Ps. 116:10): I believed, therefore have I spoken . This is quoted by the apostle (2 Cor. 4:13) with application to himself and his fellow-ministers,…
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