Psalms 116
116
Thanksgiving to God Who Saves from Death
I
1I love the Lord, who listened
to my voice in supplication,
2Who turned an ear to me
on the day I called.
3I was caught by the cords of death;#The cords of death: death is personified here; it attempts to capture the psalmist with snares and nets, cf. Ps 18:6.#Ps 18:5; Jon 2:3.
the snares of Sheol had seized me;
I felt agony and dread.
4Then I called on the name of the Lord,
“O Lord, save my life!”
II
5Gracious is the Lord and righteous;
yes, our God is merciful.#Ex 34:6.
6The Lord protects the simple;
I was helpless, but he saved me.
7Return, my soul, to your rest;
the Lord has been very good to you.#Ps 13:6.
8For my soul has been freed from death,
my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.#Ps 56:14; Is 25:8; Rev 21:4.
9I shall walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.#The land of the living: the phrase elsewhere is an epithet of the Jerusalem Temple (cf. Ps 27:13; 52:5; Is 38:11). Hence the psalmist probably refers to being present to God in the Temple.#Ps 27:13; 56:14; Is 38:11.
III
10#I kept faith, even when I said: even in the days of despair, the psalmist did not lose all hope.I kept faith, even when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted!”#2 Cor 4:13.
11I said in my alarm,
“All men are liars!”#Ps 12:2.
12How can I repay the Lord
for all the great good done for me?
13I will raise the cup of salvation#The cup of salvation: probably the libation of wine poured out in gratitude for rescue, cf. Ex 25:29; Nm 15:5, 7, 10.
and call on the name of the Lord.
14I will pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
15#Dear in the eyes of the Lord: the meaning is that the death of God’s faithful is grievous to God, not that God is pleased with the death, cf. Ps 72:14. In Wis 3:5–6, God accepts the death of the righteous as a sacrificial burnt offering.Dear in the eyes of the Lord
is the death of his devoted.#Ps 72:14; Is 43:4.
16Lord, I am your servant,
your servant, the child of your maidservant;#Ps 86:16; 143:12; Wis 9:5.
you have loosed my bonds.
17I will offer a sacrifice of praise
and call on the name of the Lord.#Lv 7:12ff.
18I will pay my vows to the Lord#Jon 2:10.
in the presence of all his people,
19In the courts of the house of the Lord,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Hallelujah!
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Psalms 116
116
Thanks to God for Deliverance
1I love the Lord because He has heard
my appeal for mercy. # Ps 18:1; 66:19
2Because He has turned His ear to me,
I will call out to Him as long as I live. # Ps 17:6; 40:1
3The ropes of death were wrapped around me,
and the torments of Sheol overcame me;
I encountered trouble and sorrow. # Ps 18:4-5
4Then I called on the name of Yahweh:
“Yahweh, save me! ” # Ps 18:6; 118:5
5The Lord is gracious and righteous;
our God is compassionate. # Ex 34:6; Neh 9:17; Ps 112:4
6The Lord guards the inexperienced;
I was helpless, and He saved me. # Ps 19:7; 79:8; 142:6
7Return to your rest, my soul,
for the Lord has been good to you. # Ps 13:6; Jr 6:16
8For You, Lord, rescued me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling. # Ps 49:15; 56:13
9I will walk before the Lord
in the land of the living. # Ps 27:13
10I believed, even when I said,
“I am severely afflicted.” # 2Co 4:13
11In my alarm I said,
“Everyone is a liar.” # Ps 31:22; 62:9; Rm 3:4
12How can I repay the Lord
for all the good He has done for me? # 2Ch 32:25; 1Th 3:9
13I will take the cup of salvation
and call on the name of Yahweh. # Ps 16:5; 105:1
14I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all His people. # Ps 22:25; 50:14
15The death of His faithful ones
is valuable in the Lord’s sight. # Ps 72:14
16Lord, I am indeed Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your female servant.
You have loosened my bonds. # Jb 12:18; Ps 86:16; 107:14
17I will offer You a sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of Yahweh. # Lv 7:12; Ps 50:14
18I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all His people, # Ps 22:25; 50:14
19in the courts of the Lord’s house —
within you, Jerusalem. # Ps 96:8; 102:21
Hallelujah!
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