Psalms 116:8 - Exposition

For thou hast delivered my soul from death . This verse is exegetical of the last clause of Psalms 116:4 . The expressions are taken from Psalms 56:13 , and suit a personal better than a national deliverance. Mine eyes from tears. Hezekiah, when told that his death was approaching, had "wept sore" ( Isaiah 38:3 ). And my feet from falling ; literally, and my foot from slipping When man is greatly tried, there is always danger lest his foot should slip. Whether the trial befall an individual or a nation, there is the same temptation to rebel and murmur.