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Psalms 116:8

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…חִלַּ֥צְתָּchilatstadeliverחָלַץverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “deliver”, a completed actionH2502to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthenarm (self), (go, ready) armed ([idiom] man, soldier), deliver, draw out, make fat, loose, (ready) prepared, put off, take away, withdraw self.נַפְשִׁ֗יnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, 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,…מִ֫מָּ֥וֶתmimavetfrom deadמָוֶתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from dead”, the ordinary formH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עֵינִ֥יeynieye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.דִּמְעָ֑הdimahtearsדִּמְעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “tears”, the ordinary formH1832weepingtears.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).רַגְלִ֥יraglifootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.מִדֶּֽחִיmidechifrom fallingדְּחִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from falling”, the ordinary formH1762a push, i.e. (by implication) a fallfalling.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.

Young’s Literal Translation

For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.

World English Bible

For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

Darby Translation

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, my feet from falling.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For he has delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ἐξείλετο τὴν ψυχήν μου ἐκ θανάτου, τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου ἀπὸ δακρύων, καὶ τοὺς πόδας μου ἀπὸ ὀλισθήματος.