Psalm 116:10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 116:10-19

The Septuagint and some other ancient versions make these verses a distinct psalm separate from the former; and some have called it the Martyr's psalm, I suppose for the sake of Ps. 116:15. Three things David here makes confession of:? I. His faith (Ps. 116:10): I believed, therefore have I spoken. This is quoted by the apostle (2 Cor. 4:13) with application to himself and his fellow-ministers, who, though they suffered for Christ, were not ashamed to own him. David believed the being,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:10

I believed, therefore have I spoken ,.... Here the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, begin a new psalm, but without any foundation in the original; nor is it countenanced by the Targum; and is manifestly against the connection with the preceding verses. David expresses his faith in relation to what goes before, though the particulars of it are not mentioned, but are left to be supplied from thence: he not only believed there was a God, but that this God was gracious... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:10

I believed, therefere have I spoken - Distressed and afflicted as I was, I ever believed thy promises to be true; but I had great struggles to maintain my confidence; for my afflictions were great, oppressive, and of long standing. It is scarcely worth observing that the letters called heemantic by the Hebrew grammarians, and which are used in forming the derivatives from the roots, are taken from the first word in this verse, האמנתי heemanti , "I have believed;" as the prefixes in... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:10

Verse 10 10.I have believed That his wonderful deliverance may appear the more conspicuous, he again relates the imminent danger in which he had been placed. He begins by declaring that he spake in the true sincerity of his heart, and that nothing proceeded from his lips but what was the fruit of long reflection, and mature deliberation. Such is the import of the clause, I have believed, therefore I will speak; words which proceed from the full affection of the heart. In 2 Corinthians 4:13,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:1-19

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 116:10

I believed, therefore have I spoken . So the LXX ; ἐπίστευσα διὸ ἐλάλησα . But many other meanings are suggested. See the preceding paragraph. I was greatly afflicted (comp. Psalms 116:3 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:10-11

Parenthetic and obscure. Both the connection and rendering are doubtful. Professor Cheyne translates, "I was confident that I should speak thus;" i . e . even while my affliction was going on, I felt confident that relief would come, and that I should one day speak as I have just spoken. I was, however, too sorely afflicted to give utterance to my feeling. Instead of so doing, I vented my unhappiness in abuse of my fellow-men. Thus understood, the words are an apologia . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:10

I believed, therefore have I spoken - This, in the Septuagint and Latin Vulgate, begins a new psalm, but without any good reason. This language is borrowed by the Apostle Paul to express his confidence in the truth of the gospel, and the effect which that confidence had on him in causing him to declare the truth. 2 Corinthians 4:13. The meaning here is, that in the time of his affliction the psalmist had true faith in God; and, as a result of that, he was able now to speak as he did. At that... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 116:10

Psalms 116:10. I have believed God’s promise of deliverance; therefore have I spoken What I have now said; or, I have firmly believed, and trusted in God’s almighty power, and ever watchful providence, and therefore have addressed my prayer unto him with confidence in my greatest dangers and distresses. In this, or a similar sense, this clause is quoted by St. Paul, 2 Corinthians 4:13, with application to himself and his fellow-ministers, who, though they were exposed everywhere to... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 116:10-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:1-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:1-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:10-11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 116:10

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