Psalms 116:8

Verse Psalms 116:8. Thou hast delivered my soul from death] Thou hast rescued my life from the destruction to which it was exposed.

Mine eyes from tears] Thou hast turned my sorrow into joy.

My feet from falling.] Thou hast taken me out of the land of snares and pitfalls, and brought me into a plain path. How very near does our ancient mother tongue come to this: - [Anglo-Saxon]. For thou he nerode sawle mine of deathe, eapan mine of tearum; fet mine of slide. And this language is but a little improved in the old Psalter:-

For he toke my saule fra dede; my eghen fra teres; my fete fra slippyng.