Psalm 116:15-202 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 116:15

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. The Lord has his saints or sanctified ones, who are sanctified or set apart by God the Father from all eternity; who are sanctified in Christ, their head and representative; who are sanctified by his blood, shed for the expiation of their sins; who are sanctified by his Spirit and grace, are called with an holy calling, and have principles of holiness wrought in them, and live holy lives and conversations. The word F15 ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:16

O Lord, truly I am thy servant, I am thy servant ,.... Not merely by creation, and as obliged by providential favours; but by the grace of God, which made him a willing one: and he was so, not nominally only, but in reality; not as those who say Lord, Lord, but do not the will of God; whereas he served the Lord cheerfully and willingly, in righteousness and true holiness: and this he repeats for the confirmation of it, and to show his heartiness in the Lord's service, and his zealous... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:17

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving ,.... For deliverance from afflictions and death; for loosing his bonds, in every sense; for all mercies, temporal and spiritual; see Romans 6:17 ; Such sacrifices are according to the will of God; are well pleasing to him, when offered up through Christ, and in faith, and are a glorifying of him. These are more acceptable than all ceremonial sacrifices; and therefore the psalmist determined to offer this, and not them; and will call... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:18

I will pay my vows unto the Lord ,.... See Gill on Psalm 116:14 . And the Targum here, as there, paraphrases the latter clause, now in the presence of all his people , thus; "I will then declare his signs (or wonders) to all his people;' the marvellous things he had done for him. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:19

In the courts of the Lord's house ,.... This is added by way of explanation of Psalm 116:18 , what he meant by "the presence of all his people"; the assembly of the saints met together in the house of the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle, in the courts of it, where the people got together to worship God; in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem ; the Lord's house or tabernacle; for as yet the temple was not built, and the courts of it were in the midst of the city of Jerusalem. And this... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:15

Precious in the sight of the Lord - Many have understood this verse as meaning, "the saints are too precious in the Lord's sight, lightly to give them over to death:" and this, Calmet contends, is the true sense of the text. Though they have many enemies, their lives are precious in his sight, and their foes shall not prevail against them. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:16

I am thy servant - Thou hast preserved me alive. I live with, for, and to Thee. I am thy willing domestic, the son of thine handmaid - like one born in thy house of a woman already thy property. I am a servant, son of thy servant, made free by thy kindness; but, refusing to go out, I have had my ear bored to thy door-post, and am to continue by free choice in thy house for ever. He alludes here to the case of the servant who, in the year of jubilee being entitled to his liberty, refused to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:17

I will offer to thee - As it is most probable that this Psalm celebrates the deliverance from Babylon, it is no wonder that we find the psalmist so intent on performing the rites of his religion in the temple at Jerusalem, which had been burnt with fire, and was now reviving out of its ruins, the temple service having been wholly interrupted for nearly four-score years. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:19

In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem - He speaks as if present in the city, offering his vowed sacrifices in the temple to the Lord. Most of this Psalm has been applied to our Lord and his Church; and in this way it has been considered as prophetic; and, taken thus, it is innocently accommodated, and is very edifying. This is the interpretation given of the whole by the old Psalter. read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:19

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