Psalm 3. Let the soul take it and drink it, but let him remember that the very partaking is in itself of the nature of a pledge of loyalty; it is the oath of allegiance in which he calls upon the Name of Jehovah.” (Morgan). We do know that this man faced great peril and was delivered by the Lord. You have loosed my bonds. 2 He listened so intently as I laid out my case before him. I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; Psalm 116:13 – I will lift up the cup of salvation. 1-6 I love God because he listened to me, listened as I begged for mercy. “We can do this figuratively at the sacramental table, we can do it spiritually every time we grasp the golden chalice of the covenant, realizing the fulness of blessing which it contains, and by faith receiving its divine contents into our inmost soul.” (Spurgeon), iii. The Inquiry Of The Grateful Heart . “Walter Kaiser remarks from Paul’s quotation of Psalm 116:10 in 2 Corinthians 4:13 that it was the same Holy Spirit who worked in the psalmist, Paul, and all other Christians to believe.” (VanGemeren). 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. Death stared me in the face, hell was hard on my heels. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. He listens to me when I pray to him. In the courts of the LORD’s house, You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. Psalms 116:4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. From Series: "Psalms / Springbrook" Facebook; Tweet Link; Share Link; Send Email; More From "Psalms / Springbrook" June 10, 2018 Psalm 51. You can check these in your browser security settings. Psalm 116 . The psalmist doesn’t spell out the nature of the peril except that it was extreme. Up against it, I didn’t know which way to turn; then I called out to God for help: “Please, God!” I cried out. Our Price: $2.09 Save: $0.90 (30%) Buy Now. O LORD, truly I am Your servant; We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. 1-8 You’re blessed when you stay on course, walking steadily on the road revealed by God. Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson, The Message (MSG). The Saints' Sacrifice: or, A Commentary on Psalm 116. Keyword: Filter: Page 1 | Found: 899 sermons: SORT. “Happy the man who, like the psalmist, can give confirmation from his own experience to the broad truths of God’s protection to ingenuous and guileless souls!” (Maclaren). “Oh, learn this holy art; acquaint thyself with God, acquiesce in him, and be at peace; so shall good be done unto thee.” (Trapp), iii. “Paul quotes the Septuagint form of the verse: ‘I believed, and so I spoke’ (2 Cor. Dr. Jim Berg . 6:5; 30:6; Ps. Psalm 116:5-7 God is gracious - it is he who makes things right, our most compassionate God. Don’t Give Up On Prayer! I believed, therefore I spoke, When that day comes, God holds the death of His people as a precious thing. Is the death of His saints. The sorrows of death compassed me — Dangerous and deadly calamities as bitter as death: Hebrew, חבלי מות, cheblee maveth, the cords, or bands of death: see note on Psalm 18:4-5. Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live. The presence of doubt and fear does not prove the absence of trust.” (Maclaren). Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Read. The text is one of the precious words of the Bible - one of the instances in which the Bible sheds bright light over the darker facts of life. Psalms 116:3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. Deut. Sundays @ 10:30am. The psalmist is giving thanks to Yahweh for saving him from peril (v. 6). God watches over his people when they are sick or dying, coming close to them and making his presence known so that they have comfort in death’s hour. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. God has showered you with blessings. Psalm 82. Yet the phrasing makes it clear that the psalmist understood that he was wrong at this time in saying so. He also frequently intervenes and does not allow them to perish. The psalm is a part of the collection of psalms running from 113 to 118, called the “Egyptian Hallel” (Egyptian praise), centering on the story of the deliverance from Egypt. I cried out. Soul, you’ve been rescued from death;    Eye, you’ve been rescued from tears;    And you, Foot, were kept from stumbling.”, 9-11 I’m striding in the presence of God,    alive in the land of the living!I stayed faithful, though overwhelmed,    and despite a ton of bad luck,Despite giving up on the human race,    saying, “They’re all liars and cheats.”. He listened so intently. Psalm 116:11 (The Message Bible) Genesis 1:1 (Read all of Genesis 1) First this: God created the Heavens and Earth - all you see, all you don't see. But none are more acceptable than the spirit of gratitude. 116:3). "Save my life!" And will call upon the name of the LORD. God regards the death of His martyrs as especially precious. We suffer and struggle for the most part alone. And my feet from falling. Such persons he calls simple or foolish, as this word is commonly rendered, not because they are really so, but because the world esteems them so.” (Poole), ii. ii. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. Commentary on Psalm 116:1-9 (Read Psalm 116:1-9) We have many reasons for loving the Lord, but are most affected by his loving-kindness when relieved out of deep distress. a. Gracious is the LORD, and righteous: In light of his deliverance through answered prayer, the psalmist praised the gracious, righteous, and merciful character of God. S. Conway . The son of Your maidservant: “Alas, there are many who are the sons of the Lord’s handmaids, but they are not themselves his servants. “It is a profound insight: The only way we can repay God from whom everything comes is by taking even more from him.” (Boice), ii. Other Works. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. my voice and my pleas for mercy. In the Greek and Latin Bibles, Psalm 116 is divided into two separate psalms. Praise the LORD: The psalm ends with Hallelujah, both as a declaration of personal praise and a call to God’s people to join with the proclamation. 1868. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Psalm 116 is sung or read each year at Passover celebrations in Jewish homes to this day. You have delivered my soul from death: The crisis was deep, even unto death. He might have been in danger of death (v. 3), but his comments about the “cords of death” could be a metaphor for some other sort of peril. “The more usual form of expression for the idea in Psalms 116:15 is ‘their blood is precious’. a. And you, Foot, were kept from stumbling.”, I’ll lift high the cup of salvation—a toast to. Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings. When they arrive at the gates of death, God welcomes those who love him. Psalm 116:1-6-1-6 MSG. He listened so intently as I laid out my case before him. The 16 th Sunday after Pentecost is the only instance of Psalm 116:1-9 as a Sunday reading in the Lectionary that provides opportunities to use most of its second half (vv. Cup of Salvation. Psalm 116 I love God because he listened to me, listened as I begged for mercy. ( E) entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow. “Save my life!” BOOKS OF THE BIBLE. 4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: "O LORD, save me!" Genesis 1:2 (Read all of Genesis 1) Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. I will take up the cup of salvation, Psalm 116:12 . Better be the child of a godly than of a wealthy parent. Psalm 116. Yes, our God is merciful. v. “Within a very little while after this singing, He, in Gethsemane, spoke of a cup, and in complete surrender to His Father’s will, consented to drink it. c. I will pay my vows to the LORD now in the presence of all His people: The singer publically declared – perhaps in a sacrificial ritual of gratitude at the temple’s altar – God’s greatness and faithfulness. A carnal man knoweth God’s excellencies and will revealed in his word only, as we know far countries by maps; but an experienced Christian, as one that hath himself been long there.” (Trapp), vi. 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 him for them. Provided that the dying one be a saint, his death is precious. All Videos PDFs. 2 Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. Death cures; it is the best medicine, for they who die are not only almost well, but healed for ever.” (Spurgeon). Exposition. “The simple; sincere and plain-hearted persons, who dare not use those frauds and crafty and wicked artifices in saving themselves or destroying their enemies, but wait upon God with honest hearts in his way and for his time of deliverance. New International Version . Before His obedient surrender to the ordeal of His suffering and crucifixion, Jesus sang these words with His disciples (Matthew 26:30, Mark 14:26). The Paperback Bible. i. It is a time of reflection on the past and evaluation of the present. You may be focusing on the negatives in your life. 12-19 What can I give back to God    for the blessings he’s poured out on me?I’ll lift high the cup of salvation—a toast to God! 1. Psalm 22:1-21. [Psalm 72:14] The meaning is that the death of God’s saints is no trivial thing in God’s eyes, to be lightly permitted.” (Maclaren), ii. a. Psalm 116 EXEGESIS: CONTEXT: This is a psalm of individual thanksgiving. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refuseing them will have impact how our site functions. I love the LORD, because He has heard my voice. Once again we are moved by the thought that Jesus sang these words with His disciples on the night of His betrayal and arrest. I was sad because (I had) so much trouble. You’re blessed when you follow his directions, doing your best to find him. Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death - I love the Lord, because He has heard My voice and my supplications. Knowing all the suffering set before Him, Jesus sang with confidence of deliverance from His coming death, His coming tears, and falling under the weight of the cross soon to come. Learn More About The Message Psalm 116:1 in all English translations. Psalm 22:22-31. I hope none of you are of so vile a spirit as to contemn your parents because of their piety.” (Manton, cited in Spurgeon), iii. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Precious, &c., is the death of his saints — He sets a high price upon it: he will not easily grant it to the will of their enemies. “Whenever a child of God even for a moment loses his peace of mind, he should be concerned to find it again, not by seeking it in the world or in his own experience, but in the Lord alone.” (Spurgeon), For You have delivered my soul from death, The Apostle Paul took this line (I believed, therefore I spoke) and applied the principle to his own times of trusting God and speaking from the experience of that trust, even in trying times (2 Corinthians 4:13-14). The son of Your maidservant: “Bless God for the privilege of being the children of godly parents. Retail: $2.99. “God is particularly close to his people when they stand at death’s door. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. 119. Keyword: Filter: Page 1 | Found: 932 sermons: SORT. Psalm 41:1-4. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. 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