Psalm 116:14, Psalm 116:18 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:14

I will pay my vows ... - I will perform or execute. The word vows here refers probably to the solemn promise which he had made in his sickness - the promise to devote himself to God, should he be restored to health. Compare the notes at Isaiah 38:15, notes at Isaiah 38:20. Such promises are commonly made in sickness, and, alas! almost as commonly disregarded and forgotten on a restoration to health. Yet such vows should be sacredly observed, for(a) They are right and proper;(b) they are made in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 116:12-14

Psalms 116:12-14. What shall I render unto the Lord Yet, notwithstanding all my dangers, and my distrust of God also, he hath conferred so many and great blessings upon me, that I can never make sufficient returns to him for them. I will take the cup of salvation Or of deliverance, as Bishop Patrick renders ישׁועות , thus interpreting the clause: “I will call my friends together to rejoice with me, and taking the cup, which we call the cup of deliverance, (because, when blessed and... 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

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:14

14. now—(compare :-). "Oh, that (I may do it)" in the presence, &c. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 116:1-19

Psalms 116An unnamed writer gave thanks to God for delivering him from imminent death and for lengthening his life. He promised to praise God in the temple for these blessings. This is a hymn of individual thanksgiving.". . . if ever a psalm had the marks of spontaneity, this is surely such a one." [Note: Kidner, Psalms 73-150, p. 407.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 116:12-14

It is difficult to tell if the writer used "cup" in a literal or in a figurative sense. Perhaps it was a literal part of his thank offering to God. On the other hand, the cup may represent his reward in this life, which was physical salvation. Either way he would praise God. Israelites offered votive offerings when God answered their prayers regarding a vow they made. These were peace offerings (Leviticus 7:16; Leviticus 22:18-23) and public offerings that reminded other worshippers of God’s... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 116:12-19

3. Another promise to praise God 116:12-19 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:1-19

Psalms 115-118 were probably the hymns sung by our Lord and His disciples. Some modern scholars, however, deny this, on the ground that, in Christ’s time, the Hallel was only in its beginning, and consisted simply of Psalms 113, or, at moat, also of Psalms 114 : see Matthew 26:30; Mark 14:26. Psalms 116 is apparently a song of thanksgiving after severe illness, but the Ps. has been used by both churches and individuals in spiritual as well as temporal deliverances. The Psalmist’s experiences... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 116:1-19

Psalms 116:10 Ernest Naville, the eminent philosopher of Geneva, wrote to the Countess de Gasparin in 1892: 'I often ask myself what view, as death approaches, can be taken of their own past by men of letters who have used their pens in the service of evil passions, or have employed their talent in spreading a doubt which consumes them and the melancholy effects of which they cannot fail to recognize. People of that sort arouse within me feelings which fluctuate between scorn and pity. Happy... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:1-19

Psalms 116:1-19THIS psalm is intensely individual. "I," "me," or "my" occurs in every verse but two (Psalms 116:5, Psalms 116:19). The singer is but recently delivered from some peril, and his song heaves with a groundswell of emotion after the storm. Hupfeld takes offence at its "continual alternation of petition and recognition of the Divine beneficence and deliverance, or vows of thanksgiving," but surely that very blending is natural to one just rescued and still panting from his danger.... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 116:12-14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:1-19

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 116:1-19

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 116:12-14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 116:12-19

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:1-19

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 116:1-19

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:1-19

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