Psalm-116:9-14,-mark-4:21-25
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:1-19
Danger and deliverance. It is probable that the danger to which the psalmist was exposed was due to a very serious illness, threatening to end in death. It is certain that this is the most common danger we have to confront now. We look, therefore, at— I. A RECURRING EVIL IN OUR MORTAL LIFE — SICKNESS . With so complicated a structure as the human frame, and so intricate a system as that which has to be kept in working order, if we are to be in perfect health, it is no... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:3-9
The psalmist describes his trouble ( Psalms 116:3 ), his prayer for deliverance ( Psalms 116:4 ), and his actual deliverance ( Psalms 116:5-9 ). read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:9
I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living ; rather, lands of the living ; i . e . my deliverance will enable me to walk at leisure, unhurried and free from care, in the broad regions of earth inhabited by the living. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:10
I believed, therefore have I spoken . So the LXX ; ἐπίστευσα διὸ ἐλάλησα . But many other meanings are suggested. See the preceding paragraph. I was greatly afflicted (comp. Psalms 116:3 ). read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:10-11
Parenthetic and obscure. Both the connection and rendering are doubtful. Professor Cheyne translates, "I was confident that I should speak thus;" i . e . even while my affliction was going on, I felt confident that relief would come, and that I should one day speak as I have just spoken. I was, however, too sorely afflicted to give utterance to my feeling. Instead of so doing, I vented my unhappiness in abuse of my fellow-men. Thus understood, the words are an apologia . read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:11
I said in my haste, All men are liars . The connection of the thoughts is not apparent, unless God's faithfulness ( Psalms 116:5-8 ) suggests man's unfaithfulness. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:11
Hasty thought and hasty speech. "I said in my haste, All men are a lie" (Revised Version). The idea is not simply that all men tell lies. It is that men constantly disappoint our expectations; and no security can come by reliance upon men. This kind of feeling comes to the good man still at times, especially when friends fail, and human reliances prove as broken reeds. It is so easy for a despondent soul to argue that since one trusted friend has failed, all must be untrustworthy. But the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:12
What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me ? Natural piety suggests a return for favors received. What shall this be? the psalmist asks, and then proceeds to give the answer. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:1-9
God the Deliverer. I. CELEBRATES A GREAT DELIVERANCE . ( Psalms 116:3-8 .) 1. From threatened death . ( Psalms 116:3 .) 2. From the pains of the unseen world or of death . ( Psalms 116:3 .) 3. His whole nature is troubled and sorrowful . ( Psalms 116:3 .) II. THE MEANS OR INSTRUMENTS OF HIS DELIVERANCE . 1. Prayer . ( Psalms 116:1-4 .) 2. The goodness and mercy of Go d. ( Psalms 116:5 , Psalms 116:6 .) III. THE ... read more