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I WILL WALK BEFORE THE LORD ... - Compare Psalms 27:13, note; Isaiah
38:20, note. This expresses a full belief that he would live, and a
purpose to live “before the Lord;” that is, as in his presence,...
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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: 690
GRATEFUL RECOLLECTIONS
Psalms 116:8. _Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from
tears, and my feet from falling: I will walk before the Lord in the
land of the living._
IT...
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IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING— In the Hebrew _the lands;_ pointing at
the lands or mansions whither Christ was to go, and prepare a place
for all who truly follow him; in the view and full assurance of wh...
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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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I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
I WILL WALK BEFORE THE LORD IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING. This verse and
are drawn from , "Thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not
thou...
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116:9 land (a-8) Lit. 'lands.'...
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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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His life will be preserved.
10, 11. The sense is most obscure. Two meanings are proposed: (_a_) I
believed even when I spoke, saying, I am greatly afflicted, even when
I said in my haste, All men are...
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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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אֶ֭תְהַלֵּךְ לִ פְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה בְּ֝
אַרְצֹ֗ות...
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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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I will (e) walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
(e) The Lord will preserve me and save my life....
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The apostle quotes part of what is here said, by way of showing that
one and the same spirit of faith actuates all true believers, and
though men may be false, yet God abideth true, 2 Corinthians 4:13...
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9_I will walk in the presence of Jehovah. To wall in the presence of
God is, _in my opinion, equivalent to living under his charge. And
thus David expects to enjoy his safety continually. For nothing...
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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 WALK BEFORE THE LORD IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING. As in the sight
of the omniscient God, according to his word and will, and in such
manner as to please him. So Enoch's walking with God is by the...
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I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
Ver. 9. _I will walk before the Lord_] _Indesinenter ambulabo._ I
will not only take a turn or two with God, go three or four steps with
him, &c...
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_I will walk_ Hebrew, אתהלךְ, _ethhalleck, I will set myself to
walk; before the Lord_ I determine, in the strength of divine grace,
to set him before me; to live as in his presence, and as under his...
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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 walk before the Lord, leading his whole life with the
consciousness that he is in the presence of Jehovah and His omniscient
eye, IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING; instead of becoming a prey to death,...
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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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I WILL WALK BEFORE THE LORD; or, _I shall walk_, &c. This is either,
1. The psalmist's promise to God in requital of the favour last
mentioned; I will therefore please God, as this phrase is used,
GEN...
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Psalms 116:9 walk H1980 (H8691) before H6440 LORD H3068 land H776
living H2416
walk - Psalms 61:
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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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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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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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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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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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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 walk before the Lord in the land of the living._
THE NATURE AND NECESSITY OF GOOD WORKS
1. The matter of the duty in which the psalmist promiseth to
engage--“I will walk.” It signifies the p...
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_For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and
my feet from falling._
ON RECOVERY FROM SICKNESS
I. The blessing conferred. Why was the psalmist so transported with
joy, on bei...
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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 116:8 DEATH, TEARS, STUMBLING. These cover a
wider variety of circumstances than simply the death of one’s body.
This may be the psalmist’s invitation to the
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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 Kings 2:4; 1 Kings 8:25; 1 Kings 9:4; Genesis 17:1; Isaiah 53:8;...