Psalm 116:14, Psalm 116:18 NIV

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 116:1-19

Psalms 116:0 The Praise of Israel for Deliverance from Death 1. The Deliverance-Experience (Psalms 116:1-9 ) 2. Thanksgiving (Psalms 116:10-19 ) Redeemed Israel expresseth in this Psalm her love to Jehovah for His gracious deliverances, for answered prayer and for His salvation. They were, during the great tribulation, as a faithful remnant; surrounded by the sorrows of death, the pains of Sheol were upon them. Death stared them in the face. Then they cried to the Lord, and, as of old, He... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:1-19

The first psalm in this lesson is one of the imprecatory or cursing psalms, in the interpretation of which we should keep in mind the principles already stated: (1) that the writer speaks as a prophet; (2) that the enemies are not merely personal to him but enemies of God; (3) that they are not individuals so much as nations; and (4) that they are considered at a time when the incorrigible condition has been reached, and they have become permanently fixed in opposition to the Most High. The... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 116:12-14

Reader! do observe: The question is, What shall I give unto the Lord? under a sense of his mercies. A strange answer is returned. I will receive the cup of salvation. Yes! Jesus and his gospel are the free unmerited gift of God in Christ; not held forth for our purchase, but for our acceptance. The bountiful Giver needs not the gifts of his creatures. Besides, the things themselves are too costly to be purchased. Precious Jesus! thou drankest the cup of trembling. And thy people are called to... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:10-19

10-19 When troubled, we do best to hold our peace, for we are apt to speak unadvisedly. Yet there may be true faith where there are workings of unbelief; but then faith will prevail; and being humbled for our distrust of God's word, we shall experience his faithfulness to it. What can the pardoned sinner, or what can those who have been delivered from trouble or distress, render to the Lord for his benefits? We cannot in any way profit him. Our best is unworthy of his acceptance; yet we ought... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 116:1-19

Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Extreme Perils. The psalmist proclaims the fact that he was saved from great dangers, celebrates his deliverance by giving praise to God alone, and pledges His public acknowledgment of his debt to Jehovah. v. 1. I love the Lord because He hath heard my voice and my supplications, the fact that God attended to His prayer and delivered him fills his heart with grateful love. v. 2. Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, in the attitude of willing attention,... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 116:1-19

Psalms 116:01 I love the Lord, because he hath heardMy voice and my supplications.2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me,Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.3 The sorrows of death compassed me,And the pains of hell gat hold upon me:I found trouble and sorrow.4 Then called I upon the name of the Lord;O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;Yea our God is merciful.6 The Lord preserveth the simple:I was... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 116:12-19

Praise Him for All His Benefits Psalms 116:12-19 ; Psalms 117:1-2 The psalmist dwells joyfully on his enslavement to God, because in and through it he had found perfect liberty. Thou hast loosed my bonds . They who become enslaved to Christ are set free from all other restraints. See John 8:31-36 . Do not forget to pay your vows! In trouble we make promises, which, when the trouble has passed, we find it convenient to forget. See Genesis 40:23 . Psalms 117:1-2 is the shortest chapter in... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:1-19

This is the fourth song of the Hallel. In it the note of triumph over death, with which the last one closed, is elaborated. The singer had evidently been in some grave peril in which he had practically despaired of life. From the peril he had been delivered by Jehovah, and now he sings His praise. It has two movements. The first tells of his love, and declares its reason and its issue (vv. Psa 116:1-9 ). The second tells of his resulting faith, breaks forth into new exultation, and affirms his... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:1-19

CXVI. A Song of Comfort in Affliction.— There is nothing to justify the division into two Pss. ( a) Psalms 116:1-1 Samuel :, ( b) Psalms 116:10-: (LXX); the same theme in its double aspect is continued throughout. Psalms 116:2 b. Read, “ and I will call on the name of Yahweh.” Psalms 116:3 . Cf. Psalms 18:4 f. Psalms 116:6 . simple: in a good sense: contrast Proverbs 1:4, etc. Psalms 116:10 a. Read, “ I believed: therefore have I spoken” (LXX, cf. 2 Corinthians 4:13). Psalms 116:11 .... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 116:14

My vows; the praises and sacrifices which I vowed to God in the time of my distress. In the presence of all his people; that they who heard my vows, or understood them by the report of others, might be witnesses of my payment of them, and not be scandalized by my unfaithfulness in that matter. read more