Psalm 116

A simple, personal thanksgiving: "I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice." He was tangled in death's ropes, helpless, and God saved him. Then he tells his own soul to go back to its rest. Even "In my alarm I said, 'All men are liars!'" is left in, an honest record of what fear made him say.

"Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you." (Psalm 116:7)

Versions/Hebrew: "your rest" in 116:7 is limnuchayechi [4496], "to your resting places," the same word as the "quiet waters" (waters of rest) in Psalm 23:2. "Has been good to you" is gamal [1580], has dealt fully or bountifully with you.