Psalms 116:11

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

Key Reflection

This verse underscores that faith and trust in God lead to honest acknowledgment of one's suffering. The psalmist’s belief in God’s providence allowed him to openly declare his trials, trusting that even affliction would be meaningful under divine guidance.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I said in my haste -The Hebrew word used here means to flee in haste; to be in alarm and trepidation; and the idea seems to be, that the assertion referred to was made under the influence of excitement - or that it was not the result of sober reflection, but of an agitated state of mind. It does not necessarily imply that that which was said was false, for many true statements may be made when the mind is agitated and excited; but the meaning is, that he was then in such a state of mind as to suggest the belief, and to cause the assertion that all people are liars.

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