Psalm 116:16

Thanksgiving For God's Deliverance

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Precious [and of great consequence] in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His godly ones [so He watches over them].
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O Lord, truly I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid;
You have unfastened my chains.
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I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call on the name of the Lord.

I Am Your Servant

Jehovah

Psalm 86:16

Turn to me, and be gracious to me;
Grant Your strength [Your might and the power to resist temptation] to Your servant,
And save the son of Your handmaid.

Psalm 119:125

I am Your servant; give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart]
That I may know Your testimonies.

Psalm 143:12

In your lovingkindness, silence and destroy my enemies
And destroy all those who afflict my life,
For I am Your servant.

2 Chronicles 33:11-13

So the Lord brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria against them, and they captured Manasseh with hooks [through his nose or cheeks] and bound him with bronze [chains] and took him to Babylon.

Psalm 107:14-16

He brought them out of darkness and the deep (deathly) darkness
And broke their bonds apart.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
Because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me
To bring good news to the humble and afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted,
To proclaim release [from confinement and condemnation] to the [physical and spiritual] captives
And freedom to prisoners,

John 12:26

If anyone serves Me, he must [continue to faithfully] follow Me [without hesitation, holding steadfastly to Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me]; and wherever I am [in heaven’s glory], there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

Acts 27:23

For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me,

Romans 6:22

But now since you have been set free from sin and have become [willing] slaves to God, you have your benefit, resulting in sanctification [being made holy and set apart for God’s purpose], and the outcome [of this] is eternal life.

James 1:1

James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To the twelve [Hebrew] tribes [scattered abroad among the Gentiles] in the dispersion: Greetings (rejoice)!