Psaumes 116:3-11 BDS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 116:1-9

In this part of the psalm we have, I. A general account of David's experience, and his pious resolutions (Ps. 116:1, 2), which are as the contents of the whole psalm, and give an idea of it. 1. He had experienced God's goodness to him in answer to prayer: He has heard my voice and my supplications. David, in straits, had humbly and earnestly begged mercy of God, and God had heard him, that is, had graciously accepted his prayer, taken cognizance of his case, and granted him an answer of peace.... read more

Matthew Henry

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 116:3

The sorrows of death compassed me ,.... Christ, of whom David was a type, was a man of sorrows all his days; and in the garden he was surrounded with sorrow; exceeding sorrowful even unto death, in a view of the sins of his people imputed to him, and under a sense of wrath for them, he was about to bear; and his agonies in the article of death were very grievous, he died the painful and accursed death of the cross. This was true of David, when Saul and his men compassed him on every side,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:4

Then called I upon the name of the Lord ,.... Upon the Lord himself in prayer for speedy deliverance; or "in the name of the Lord" F8 בשם יהוה "in nomine Domini", Montanus, Musculus, Vatablus. , in the name of the Messiah, the only Mediator between God and man; "saying", as follows, and which word may be supplied, O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul ; from these sorrows and pains, from these afflictions and distresses, from death and the grave, and from wrath, and a sense... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:5

Gracious is the Lord ,.... So the psalmist found him, calling upon him; so he is in Christ, the author and giver of all grace, to help in time of need. And righteous ; faithful to his promises, just in every dispensation of his providence, even in afflictive ones; righteous in punishing the enemies of his people, and in saving, justifying, and pardoning them for Christ's sake. Yea, our God is merciful ; compassionate, tenderhearted, a heart full of pity, as a father to his child; and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:6

The Lord preserveth the simple ,.... Such as have but a small degree of understanding, either in things natural or spiritual, in comparison of others; babes, as the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions render it, so in the Talmud F9 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 110. 2. ; see Matthew 11:25 . Such who are sensible of their lack of wisdom, and what they have they do not lean unto or trust in, but being sensible of their weakness commit themselves to the Lord; they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:7

Return unto thy rest, O my soul ,.... To a quiet and tranquil state after much distress F11 "Remigrat animus nunc denuo mihi", Plauti Epidicus, Acts 4 . Sc. 1. v. 42. ; a soliloquy, an address to his own soul to return to God his resting place, as Kimchi; or to Christ, whose rest is glorious, and which lies in a cessation from a man's own works; not from doing them, but from depending on them, or from labouring for life by them; in a deliverance from the bondage of the law, its curse... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:8

For thou hast delivered my soul from death ,.... From a corporeal death, when his life was in danger, surrounded by Saul's army, in the hand of the Philistines at Gath, and when his son rebelled against him; and from a spiritual death in regeneration, which is a passing from death to life; and from an eternal death, the just wages of sin: and not only so, but even mine eyes from tears ; they were sometimes full of, and shed in great plenty; he watered his couch with them; and especially... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:9

I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. As in the sight of the omniscient God, according to his word and will, and in such manner as to please him. So Enoch's walking with God is by the apostle explained of pleasing him; compare Genesis 5:22 , and so the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions render it, "I will please the Lord"; or, as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions; "that I may please the Lord"; be grateful to him; or walk gratefully and acceptably before him,... 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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 116:1-9

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:9

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

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