Psalm 116:1-2
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:1-19
Danger and deliverance. It is probable that the danger to which the psalmist was exposed was due to a very serious illness, threatening to end in death. It is certain that this is the most common danger we have to confront now. We look, therefore, at— I. A RECURRING EVIL IN OUR MORTAL LIFE — SICKNESS . With so complicated a structure as the human frame, and so intricate a system as that which has to be kept in working order, if we are to be in perfect health, it is no... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:2
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me (compare the expression of Hezekiah in Isaiah 37:17 , " Incline thine ear , O Lord , and hear"). Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live ; literally, in my days— another expression attributed to Hezekiah in the history ( Isaiah 39:8 ). Lifelong gratitude and praise are promised by Hezekiah to God in Isaiah 38:20 . read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:1
I love the Lord - The Hebrew rather means, “I love, because the Lord hath heard,” etc. That is, the psalmist was conscious of love; he felt it glowing in his soul; his heart was full of that special joy, tenderness, kindness, peace, which love produces; and the source or reason of this, he says, was that the Lord had heard him in his prayers.Because he hath heard ... - That is, This fact was a reason for loving him. The psalmist does not say that this was the only reason, or the main reason for... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:2
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me - See the notes at Psalms 5:1. Because he has been gracious to me, and has heard my prayers. This is a pood reason for serving God, or for devoting ourselves to him, but it is not the only reason. We ought to worship and serve God whether he hears our prayers or not; whether he sends joy or sorrow; whether we are favored with prosperity, or are sunk in deep affliction. People have worshipped God even when they have had no evidence that he heard their... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 116:1-2
Psalms 116:1-2. I love the Lord Hebrew, I love, because the Lord hath heard my voice. “The soul, transported with gratitude and love, seems, at first, to express her affection without declaring its object, as thinking that all the world must know who is the person intended. Thus Mary Magdalene, at the sepulchre, though no previous mention had been made of Jesus, says to one, whom she thought to be the gardener, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, &c. John 20:15. And ought not the... read more
Donald C. Fleming
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
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 116:1
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . My voice and my supplications = My supplicating voice. Figure of speech Hendiadys. App-6 . So some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "the voice of my supplication". read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 116:1
PSALM 116PRAISING GOD FOR RECOVERY FROM SERIOUS ILLNESSAs an introduction here, we submit these discerning words of Derek Kidner.There is an infectious delight and a touching gratitude about this psalm, the personal tribute of a man whose prayer has found an overwhelming answer. He has come now to the temple to tell the whole assembly what has happened, and to offer God what he had vowed to him in his extremity.[1]This writer feels an especially deep appreciation for this psalm, because three... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:1-9
God the Deliverer. I. CELEBRATES A GREAT DELIVERANCE . ( Psalms 116:3-8 .) 1. From threatened death . ( Psalms 116:3 .) 2. From the pains of the unseen world or of death . ( Psalms 116:3 .) 3. His whole nature is troubled and sorrowful . ( Psalms 116:3 .) II. THE MEANS OR INSTRUMENTS OF HIS DELIVERANCE . 1. Prayer . ( Psalms 116:1-4 .) 2. The goodness and mercy of Go d. ( Psalms 116:5 , Psalms 116:6 .) III. THE ... read more