Psalms
Psalm 116:16–17
16Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant;
You have broken my bonds.
17I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of the LORD.
Word by word
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Psalm 116:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truly | אָֽנָּ֣ה | ’ān·nāh | Interjection | H577 ah, now! I (or we) beseech thee! |
| O LORD | יְהוָה֮ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| I | אֲנִ֪י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| Your servant | עַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ | ‘aḇ·de·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| I | אֲֽנִי־ | ’ănî- | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am Your servant | עַ֭בְדְּךָ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| the son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Your maidservant | אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ | ’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| You have broken | פִּ֝תַּ֗חְתָּ | pit·taḥ·tā | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6605 open |
| my bonds | לְמוֹסֵרָֽי׃ | lə·mō·w·sê·rāy | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H4147 chastisement, halter, restraint |
Psalm 116:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will offer | אֶ֭זְבַּח | ’ez·baḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| to You | לְֽךָ־ | lə·ḵā- | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| a sacrifice | זֶ֣בַח | ze·ḇaḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2077 sacrifice |
| of thanksgiving | תּוֹדָ֑ה | tō·w·ḏāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8426 thanksgiving |
| and call | אֶקְרָֽא׃ | ’eq·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| on the name | וּבְשֵׁ֖ם | ū·ḇə·šêm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 116:16 Psalm 86:16 · Psalm 143:12 · Psalm 119:125 · James 1:1
Psalm 116:17 Psalm 50:14 · Leviticus 7:12 · Psalm 107:22 · Hebrews 13:15 · Psalm 116:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.