Psalms 116:10

116:9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

KJV

I believed, therefore I said, “I was greatly afflicted.”

I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

116:11 I said in my haste, All men are liars.

What does Psalms 116:10 mean?

Psalms 116:10 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַן (ʼâman), דָבַר (dâbar), מְאֹד (mᵉʼôd).

Hebrew interlinear

believed,אָמַןʼâman/aw-man'/H539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;

therefore

have

spoken:דָבַרdâbar/daw-bar'/H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

was

greatlyמְאֹדmᵉʼôd/meh-ode'/H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)

afflicted:עָנָהʻânâh/aw-naw'/H6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 116:10.

Genesis 20:8

Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 116:10 say?

Psalms 116:10 (King James Version) reads: "I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:"

Is Psalms 116:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 116:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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