Psalm 116:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 116:5-6

Psalms 116:5-6. Gracious is the Lord Therefore he will maintain my just cause against my unrighteous oppressors, will perform his promises, and save those who faithfully serve and trust in him. The Lord preserveth the simple That is, those who are upright and sincere, and make use of no crafty arts or counsels, no indirect or unlawful means for their deliverance; who, as the original word implies, depend wholly upon God, as little children do upon their parents. I was brought low ... 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 116:6

simple = sincere or guileless ones; not "foolish" in the modern usage. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 116:6

Psalms 116:6. The simple— i.e. Those who are upright and sincere, and who make use of no crafty arts, no indirect or unlawful means for their deliverance; or, as the original word likewise signifies, the little ones; i.e. those who wholly depend upon God, as little children do upon their parents. 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 116:3-11

2. The psalmist’s account of his deliverance 116:3-11 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 116:4-6

The psalmist cried out in prayer for physical deliverance from death, and the Lord granted his request. This led him to magnify God’s graciousness, righteousness, and compassion. Psalms 116:6 suggests that he may have been in danger of dying because he had been foolish or ignorant."The simple is a revealing description to use, for in the Old Testament it has no trace of merit. ’The silly’ would hardly be too strong a term for these gullible, feckless people who roam the pages of Proverbs... 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

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 116:6

(6) The simple.—Inexperienced, in a good sense, as often in Proverbs. LXX. and Vulg., “babes.”Brought low.—See Note, Psalms 30:2. 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

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