“O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.”
O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the child of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds. The doubled 'I am your servant' emphasizes total submission to God. The reference to being 'child of your maidservant' suggests inherited covenant status. The freedom ('loosed my bonds') results from this servant-relationship. This verse articulates the theological framework: freedom through service.
Church Fathers on Psalms 116:16
1. “I have loved, since the Lord will hear the voice of my prayer” Psalm 114:1. Let the soul that is sojourning in absence from the Lord sing thus, let that sheep which had strayed sing thus, let that son who had “died and returned to life,” who had “been lost and was found;” Luke 15:6, 24 let our soul sing thus, brethren, and most beloved sons. Let us be taught, and let us abide, and let us sing thus with the Saints: “I have loved: since the Lord will hear the voice of my…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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