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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 h...
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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...
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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 8:36). (Son of God is a name for Jesus.)
PSALMS 116
V1...
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חַנּ֣וּן יְהֹוָ֣ה וְ צַדִּ֑יק וֵ֖
אלֹהֵ֣ינוּ מְרַחֵֽם׃...
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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 egotis...
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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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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 - Psalms 86:5, Psalms 86:15, Psalms 103:8, Psalms 112:4,
Psalms 115:1,...
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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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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, Psalms 116:8, Psalms 116:15). The
p...
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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...
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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. He...
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1 John 1:9; 1 Timothy 1:14; Daniel 9:14; Daniel 9:7; Daniel 9:9;
Ephesians 1:6; Ephesians 2:4; Exodus 34:6; Exodus 34:7; Ezra 9:15;...