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Verse Psalms 116:5. _GRACIOUS_ IS _THE LORD_] In his own nature.
_AND RIGHTEOUS_] In all his dealings with men.
_OUR GOD_ IS _MERCIFUL._] Of tender compassion to all penitents....
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GRACIOUS IS THE LORD - This fact was his encouragement when he called
on God. He believed that God was a gracious Being, and he found him to
be so. Compare the notes at Hebrews 11:6.
AND RIGHTEOUS ......
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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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GRACIOUS. Compare Exodus 34:6; Exodus 34:7.
GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4.
MERCIFUL. full of compassion....
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DISCOURSE: 689
THANKSGIVING FOR DELIVERANCE
Psalms 116:1. I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my
supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore
will I call upon him...
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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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Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
GRACIOUS IS THE LORD, AND RIGHTEOUS; YEA, OUR GOD IS MERCIFUL. By
delivering me and my people, He has shown Himself to be truly all t...
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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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חַנּ֣וּן יְהֹוָ֣ה וְ צַדִּ֑יק וֵ֖
אלֹהֵ֣ינוּ...
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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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HE DELIVERED MY SOUL
Psalms 116:1
Throughout this psalm we meet the pronoun in the first person. Only in
two verses, Psalms 116:15 and Psalms 116:19, does it not so occur.
There is no fear of egotism...
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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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Gracious [is] the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God [is] (c) merciful.
(c) He shows forth the fruit of his love in calling on him, confessing
him to be just and merciful and to help them who are dest...
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I would again explain these verses by others. It is blessed to get a
glimpse, if it be but a glimpse only, at Jesus as the sinner's Surety,
going before in all the parts of soul exercises: see Psalms...
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5_Jehovah is gracious. _He comes now to point out the fruits of that
love of which he spoke, setting before him God’s titles, in order
that they might serve to preserve his faith in him. First, he
den...
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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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GRACIOUS IS THE LORD,.... So the psalmist found him, calling upon him;
so he is in Christ, the author and giver of all grace, to help in time
of need.
AND RIGHTEOUS; faithful to his promises, just in...
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Gracious [is] the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God [is] merciful.
Ver. 5. _Gracious is the Lord, &c._] Gracious God is said to be, and
merciful, that we despair not; righteous also, that we presume...
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_Gracious is the Lord_ Therefore he will maintain my just cause
against my unrighteous oppressors, will perform his promises, and save
those who faithfully serve and trust in him. _The Lord preserveth...
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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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Gracious, full of merciful compassion, IS THE LORD AND RIGHTEOUS; YEA,
OUR GOD IS MERCIFUL. Cf Exodus 34:6....
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1-9 We have many reasons for loving the Lord, but are most affected
by his loving-kindness when relieved out of deep distress. When a poor
sinner is awakened to a sense of his state, and fears that h...
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GRACIOUS IS THE LORD: this he mentions either,
1. As that which he found by experience in answer to his prayers; or,
2. As the argument by which he encouraged himself to pray. AND
RIGHTEOUS; therefo...
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Psalms 116:5 Gracious H2587 LORD H3068 righteous H6662 God H430
merciful H7355 (H8764)
Gracious -...
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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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It begins well.
Psalms 116:1. _I love the Lord,_
Can you say that? «Yea, Lord, thou knowest all things. Thou knowest
that I love thee.» «I love the Lord.» Love is said to be blind, but
not love to G...
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Psalms 116:1. _I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my
supplications._
You cannot help loving God if he has heard your prayers. Have you
tried him? If you have, you can join with David...
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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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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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1 John 1:9; 1 Timothy 1:14; Daniel 9:14; Daniel 9:7; Daniel 9:9;...