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Verse Psalms 116:14. _I WILL PAY MY VOWS UNTO THE LORD NOW IN THE
PRESENCE_ _OF ALL HIS PEOPLE._] He was probably now bringing his
offering to the temple. These words are repeated, Psalms 116:18....
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I WILL PAY MY VOWS ... - I will perform or execute. The word vows here
refers probably to the solemn promise which he had made in his
sickness - the promise to devote himself to God, should he be rest...
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Psalms 116
The Praise of Israel for Deliverance from Death
_ 1. The Deliverance-Experience (Psalms 116:1)_
2. Thanksgiving (Psalms 116:10)
Redeemed Israel expresseth in this Psalm her love to Jeho...
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CXVI. A SONG OF COMFORT IN AFFLICTION. There is nothing to justify the
division into two Pss. (_a_) Psalms 116:1, (_b_) Psalms 116:10 (LXX);
the same theme in its double aspect is continued throughout...
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DISCOURSE: 691
HOW TO REQUITE THE LORD FOR HIS MERCIES
Psalms 116:12. _What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits
toward me! I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of
th...
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PSALMS 116
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Individual Thanks for Deliverance from Peril of Death.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 116:1-4, With Profession of Love the Psalmist
Describes his Peril and Prayer. Stanza I...
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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
con...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
HE SAVED ME!
PSALMS 116
Jesus said, "If the Son (of God) makes you free, you will be really
free!" (John 8
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נְ֭דָרַי לַ יהוָ֣ה אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם נֶגְדָה
־נָּ֝֗א...
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Psalms 116:1
THIS psalm is intensely individual. "I," "me," or "my" occurs in every
verse but two (Psalms 116:5, Psalms 116:19). The singer is but
recently delivered from some peril, and his song heav...
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PRAISE HIM FOR ALL HIS BENEFITS
Psalms 116:12; Psalms 117:1
The psalmist dwells joyfully on his enslavement to God, because in and
through it he had found perfect liberty. _Thou hast loosed my bonds_...
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This is the fourth song of the Hallel. In it the note of triumph over
death, with which the last one closed, is elaborated. The singer had
evidently been in some grave peril in which he had practicall...
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Reader! do observe: The question is, What shall I give unto the Lord?
under a sense of his mercies. A strange answer is returned. I will
receive the cup of salvation. Yes! Jesus and his gospel are the...
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14_I will pay my vows unto Jehovah _The steadfastness of his piety
shines forth in this, that, in the midst of his dangers, he had vowed
unto God. And now he proves that he by no means forgot these
en...
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Psalms 116 celebrates this deliverance when they were at the very
point of death. Jehovah had heard them, and they would walk before the
Lord in the land of the living. In this view it is a continual...
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I WILL PAY MY VOWS UNTO THE LORD NOW, IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL HIS
PEOPLE. Make good the resolutions and determinations he made in the
strength of divine grace, in the time of his troubles; that should...
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I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his
people.
Ver. 14. _I will pay my vows_] This word "pay" importeth that vows
lawfully made are due debt; and debt, till paid, is a disqui...
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_What shall I render unto the Lord_ Yet, notwithstanding all my
dangers, and my distrust of God also, he hath conferred so many and
great blessings upon me, that I can never make sufficient returns to...
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THANKSGIVING FOR DELIVERANCE FROM EXTREME PERILS.
The psalmist proclaims the fact that he was saved from great dangers,
celebrates his deliverance by giving praise to God alone, and pledges
His publi...
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I will pay my vows unto the Lord, the special offerings made to
express his gratitude to Jehovah, NOW IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL HIS
PEOPLE, he was willing and eager to do so in public, that all men
might...
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10-19 When troubled, we do best to hold our peace, for we are apt to
speak unadvisedly. Yet there may be true faith where there are
workings of unbelief; but then faith will prevail; and being humble...
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MY VOWS; the praises and sacrifices which I vowed to God in the time
of my distress. IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL HIS PEOPLE; that they who heard
my vows, or understood them by the report of others, might b...
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Psalms 116:14 pay H7999 (H8762) vows H5088 LORD H3068 people H5971
pay my vows - Psalms 116:18,...
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The whole Psalm is one of joyous thanksgiving because of God's mercy
to the singer. He had been in deep waters of trial and affliction, but
had not been suffered to sink. He had known fierce assaults...
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We have read this Psalm many times, let us read it now, not regarding
it so much as the language of the psalmist uttered thousands of years
ago, as our own language at this moment.
Psalms 116:1. _I l...
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Psalms 116:1. _I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my
supplications._
Every answered prayer should make us love the Lord, and especially
those prayers that come up from our heart when...
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We have read this Psalm many times, and have often felt it to be a
photograph of our own spiritual experience; but we will, on this
occasion, read it from one special point of view. Please notice that...
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In this Psalm, David tells us his experience with regard to God and
with regard to men.
Psalms 116:1. _I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my
supplications._
Answered prayer is a goo...
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I knew a godly woman who, when she was very sick, would always say,
«Read me the 116 th Psalm.» It is deservedly a great favourite with
many experienced Christians. May the Holy Spirit apply it to our...
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CONTENTS: Thanksgiving for the many gracious deliverances God had
wrought.
CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist.
CONCLUSION: The experiences we have had of God's goodness in answer to
prayer are great encourag...
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It is scarcely doubted but David is the author of this psalm, and that
he wrote it when in exile from Saul's persecution, or when Absalom
rebelled, or on some similar occasion of danger and grief. It...
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_I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all His
people._
WHETHER WELL-COMPOSED RELIGIOUS VOWS DO NOT EXCEEDINGLY PROMOTE
RELIGION
Whoso doth engage himself by a well-ordered vow, dot...
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_What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits toward me?_
GIVING THANKS BY TAKING MORE
There is a wonderful ministry of contrast in this varied psalm. A
diamond resting upon black plush or...
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_I love the Lord, because He hath heard my voice and my
supplications._
CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE AND ITS RESULTS
I. The psalm opens with a general declaration of gratitude to God, as
the hearer of praye...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 116:1. This is a hymn of personal
thanksgiving for God’s care. The specific circumstance is a narrow
escape from death (vv. Psalms 116:3
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 116:12 WHAT SHALL I RENDER TO THE LORD FOR ALL
HIS BENEFITS TO ME? The answer is, acts of public worship. The
personal deliverance is a benefit to the whole people, and the entire...
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INTRODUCTION
“This Psalm is an evidence of the truth and depth of the religious
life in individuals after the return from the Exile.… It reminds us
of earlier Psalms, and especially of the Psalms of D...
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EXPOSITION
A PSALM of thanksgiving on deliverance from an imminent peril, placed
in the mouth of an individual, but possibly intended for liturgical
use on some occasion of a national deliverance. Hen...
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Jonah 1:16; Jonah 2:9; Matthew 5:33; Nahum 1:15; Psalms 116:18;...