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Psalms 116:7

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

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שׁוּבִ֣יshuviagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “again”, a commandH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…נַ֭פְשִׁיnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…לִמְנוּחָ֑יְכִיlimnuchayekhito comfortableמְנוּחָהpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to comfortable”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4496repose or (adverbially) peacefully; figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony); hence (concretely) an abodecomfortable, ease, quiet, rest(-ing place), still.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יְ֝הוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).גָּמַ֥לgamalrequiteגָּמַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “requite”, a completed actionH1580to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to weanbestow on, deal bountifully, do (good), recompense, requite, reward, ripen, [phrase] serve, mean, yield.עָלָֽיְכִיalayekhiaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Return, O my soul, unto Thy rest; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

Turn back, O my soul, to thy rest, For Jehovah hath conferred benefits on thee.

World English Bible

Return to your rest, my soul, for Yahweh has dealt bountifully with you.

Darby Translation

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Return, O my soul, unto Thy rest; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Return to thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπίστρεψον ψυχή μου εἰς τὴν ἀνάπαυσίν σου, ὅτι Κύριος εὐηργέτησέ σε.