Psalm 116
116
I Love the Lord
1I #Ps. 18:1 love the Lord, because he has #Ps. 66:19; 118:21heard
my voice and my pleas for mercy.
2Because he #[Ps. 31:2]inclined his ear to me,
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
3 # See Ps. 18:4 The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.
4Then #Ps. 118:5; See Ps. 18:6I called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”
5 # See Ps. 86:15 Gracious is the Lord, and #Ps. 7:9; 119:137; 145:17; Ezra 9:15; Neh. 9:8; Jer. 12:1; Dan. 9:7 righteous;
our God is #See Ps. 62:12merciful.
6The Lord preserves #See Ps. 19:7 the simple;
when #Ps. 79:8; 142:6I was brought low, he saved me.
7Return, O my soul, to your #Jer. 6:16; [Matt. 11:28] rest;
for the Lord has #See Ps. 13:6dealt bountifully with you.
8For #Ps. 49:15; 56:13; [Ps. 86:13]you have delivered my soul from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling;
9I will walk before the Lord
# See Ps. 27:13 in the land of the living.
10 # Cited 2 Cor. 4:13 I believed, #[Ps. 39:3]even when#116:10 Or believed, indeed; Septuagint believed, therefore I spoke:
“I am greatly afflicted”;
11 #
Ps. 31:22 I said in my alarm,
# [Ps. 62:9] “All mankind are liars.”
12What shall I #2 Chr. 32:25render to the Lord
for all his benefits to me?
13I will lift up #[Ps. 16:5] the cup of salvation
and #See Ps. 99:6; 105:1call on the name of the Lord,
14I will #See Ps. 50:14pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
15 # See Ps. 72:14 Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his #See Ps. 50:5saints.
16O Lord, I am your #Ps. 119:125; 143:12; [Ps. 113:1] servant;
I am your servant, #Ps. 86:16 the son of your maidservant.
You have #[Job 12:18]loosed my bonds.
17I will #See Ps. 50:14 offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and #[See ver. 13 above]call on the name of the Lord.
18I will #[See ver. 14 above]pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
19in #See Ps. 92:13 the courts of the house of the Lord,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
# See Ps. 104:35 Praise the Lord!
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Psalms 116
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Psalm 116
Thanksgiving for Rescue from Death.
1I love the Lord, because He hears [and continues to hear]
My voice and my supplications (my pleas, my cries, my specific needs).
2Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call on Him as long as I live.
3The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me,
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
4Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, please save my life!”
5¶Gracious is the Lord, and [consistently] righteous;
Yes, our God is compassionate.
6 # 116:6 In Jewish tradition this became a common saying to explain how some people could do ill-advised things and not suffer for them. The Lord protects the simple (childlike);
I was brought low [humbled and discouraged], and He saved me.
7Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. [Matt 11:29]
8For You have rescued my life from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from stumbling and falling.
9I will walk [in submissive wonder] before the Lord
In the land of the living.
10I believed [and clung to my God] when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted.” [2 Cor 4:13]
11I said in my alarm,
“All men are liars.”
12¶What will I give to the Lord [in return]
For all His benefits toward me?
[How can I repay Him for His precious blessings?]
13I will lift up the cup of salvation
And call on the name of the Lord.
14I will pay my vows to the Lord,
Yes, in the presence of all His people.
15 # 116:15 The ancient rabbis interpreted this verse to mean that it is hard for God to declare death upon the righteous. Precious [and of great consequence] in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His godly ones [so He watches over them].
16O Lord, truly I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid;
You have unfastened my chains.
17I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call on the name of the Lord.
18I will pay my vows to the Lord,
Yes, in the presence of all His people,
19In the courts of the Lord’s house (temple)—
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
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