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Verse Psalms 116:19. _IN THE MIDST OF THEE, O JERUSALEM._] He speaks
as if present in the city, offering his vowed _sacrifices_ in the
temple to the Lord.
Most of this Psalm has been applied to _our...
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IN THE COURTS OF THE LORD’S HOUSE - See the notes at Psalms 65:4.
Compare Psalms 84:2; Psalms 92:13; Psalms 96:8;...
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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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PRAISE YE THE LORD. Hallelu-Jah. See App-4....
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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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In the courts of the LORD's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.
Praise ye the LORD.
IN THE COURTS OF THE LORD'S HOUSE - (cf. introductory notes.)...
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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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בְּ חַצְרֹ֤ות ׀ בֵּ֤ית יְהוָ֗ה בְּֽ
תֹ֘וכֵ֤כִי...
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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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Here again we may safely perceive Christ the mediator, the servant of
Jehovah, the son of the handmaid, and lie that was bound for his
people. whom Jehovah loosed. See those scriptures, Isaiah 42:1,
c...
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REFLECTIONS
My soul! canst thou say, I love the Lord? Yes! if thou hast seen his
loveliness, his beauty, his love to thee, and regard for thee, and
that thou hast an interest in him. Pause over the in...
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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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IN THE COURTS OF THE LORD'S HOUSE,.... This is added by way of
explanation of Psalms 116:18, what he meant by "the presence of all
his people"; the assembly of the saints met together in the house of...
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In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.
Praise ye the LORD.
Ver. 19. In the courts of the Lord's house] _In coetu sacro; _ in the
great congregation, Psalms 22:25; Psalm...
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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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in the courts of the Lord's house, where the congregation assembled
for public worship, IN THE MIDST OF THEE, O JERUSALEM. PRAISE YE THE
LORD, all the believers of the New Testament joining in this
ha...
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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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Psalms 116:19 courts H2691 LORDS H3068 house H1004 midst H8432
Jerusalem H3389 Praise H1984 (H8761) LORD H3050
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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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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 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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_In the courts of the Lord’s house._
THE DUTY AND BLESSING OF PUBLIC WORSHIP
I. An urgent duty. That God should receive the adoration of His
creatures is the first dictate of all theology. We are tol...
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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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2 Chronicles 6:6; Psalms 1:1; Psalms 96:8...