Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:1-19
Psalms 115-117 Saved from deathGod was always faithful to Israel, though the Israelites were often unfaithful to him. Their sins brought God’s punishment upon them, causing their pagan neighbours to mock them with the accusation that their God was unable to help them and had deserted them (115:1-2). The Israelites reply that their God is alive and in full control. The pagan gods, by contrast, are useless, and the reason they are useless is that they are lifeless. Those who trust in them will... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 116:16
Psalms 116:16. O Lord, truly I am thy servant This is a thankful acknowledgment of his great obligations to God, whereby he was in duty bound to be his perpetual servant. The son of thy handmaid The son of a mother who was devoted, and did devote me to thy service. Thou hast loosed my bonds Thou hast rescued me from my enemies, whose captive and vassal I was, and therefore hast a just right to me and to my service. read more