←Psalm 116→BSB

In This Chapter 9 places 25 terms 1 theme 2 resources

Places

    Key Terms

    Vow (Promise) 4 Save (Help) 3 Loyal Person 3 Love 2 Plea for Mercy 2 Generous 2 Simple Person 2 Salvation 2 Believe In 2 Slaughtering 2 Praise 2 To Love Love (Appreciation) Supplication Salvation (State) Save (Restore) Salvation (Physical) Salvation (Deliverance) Salvation (Rescuer) Save (Rescue) Salvation (Means) Saving (Means) Vow (Act) Vow (Oath) To Acknowledge

    Themes

    Praise Psalms

    Resources

    Psalms Book Overview Confession Articles

    The LORD Has Heard My Voice

    ⓘ This hymn of thanksgiving rejoices in God’s character...

    This hymn of thanksgiving rejoices in God’s character and in rescue from death (116:1–11). It gives an assurance of God’s protection in life and reminds the godly that the Lord watches over them even at death. The psalmist commits to living as God’s servant and resolves to honor him publicly (116:12–19).
    ⓘ The psalmist praises the Lord for answering his...

    The psalmist praises the Lord for answering his prayers and rescuing him from death.
    1I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.2Because He has inclined His ear to me,I will call on Him as long as I live.
    3The ropes of death entangled me;the anguish of Sheol overcame me;I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.4Then I called on the name of the LORD:“O LORD, deliver my soul!”
    ⓘ The gracious, righteous, and compassionate Lord (see 111:1–5)...

    The gracious, righteous, and compassionate Lord (see 111:1–5) rescued and gave rest to the psalmist.
    5The LORD is gracious and righteous;our God is full of compassion.6The LORD preserves the simplehearted;I was helpless, and He saved me.7Return to your rest, O my soul,for the LORD has been good to you.
    ⓘ The psalmist’s near-death crisis made him more aware...

    The psalmist’s near-death crisis made him more aware of life and of walking before the Lord. Though he had been in anguish, the Lord was faithful. However, people are all liars.
    8For You have delivered my soul from death,my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
    9I will walk before the LORDin the land of the living.10I believed, therefore I said,†“I am greatly afflicted.”11In my alarm I said,“All men are liars!”
    ⓘ The Lord’s gracious gifts are so great that...
    • The Lord’s gracious gifts are so great that the psalmist can do nothing to repay his debt. Keeping his promises publicly demonstrates his gratitude.
    • All he has done for the psalmist includes answers to prayer, rescue, and life.
    • The cup of salvation overflows with God’s blessings (23:5), unlike the cup of judgment (75:8).
    • The psalmist makes promises (“vows,” 116:18) to praise the Lord publicly (116:17–18).
    12How can I repay the LORDfor all His goodness to me?13I will lift the cup of salvationand call on the name of the LORD.14I will fulfill my vows to the LORDin the presence of all His people.
    ⓘ No one lives or dies outside of God’s...

    No one lives or dies outside of God’s will. Having been given a second chance at life, the poet readily commits himself to the Lord with renewed acts of public devotion.
    15Precious in the sight of the LORDis the death of His saints.16Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant;I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant;You have broken my bonds.
    17I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgivingand call on the name of the LORD.18I will fulfill my vows to the LORDin the presence of all His people,19in the courts of the LORD’s house,in your midst, O Jerusalem.
    Hallelujah!†