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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:12

The inquiry of the grateful heart. Many are the blessed spirits that worship God—penitence, faith, reverence, hope, and others. But none are more acceptable than the spirit of gratitude. It is that spirit which speaks here in our text. The following verses contain the answer which the same spirit gives. The inquiry before us implies remembrance of— I. THE BENEFITS WHICH THE LORD HATH CONFERRED UPON US . 1. It is difficult because of their number, character,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:12-19

The psalm closes with a thanksgiving for the deliverance vouchsafed. What return can the psalmist make? First, he will accept the blessing joyfully; next, he will ever continue to call upon God ( Psalms 116:13 ; comp. Psalms 116:4 , Psalms 116:17 ); thirdly, he will pay his vows openly in the temple, in the presence of the whole congregation ( Psalms 116:14 , Psalms 116:18 ); fourthly, he will offer continually the sacrifice of thanksgiving ( Psalms 116:17 ) for the benefits... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:13

I will take the cup of salvation . It has been usual to explain this of actual participation in the contents of a cup offered at a sacrificial meal, and then passed round to the worshippers. But there is no clear evidence of any such usage, except in connection with the Passover, which cannot here be in question. Hengstenberg there fore proposes to regard the phrase as a mere metaphor, like the "cup of trembling" ( Isaiah 51:17 , Isaiah 51:22 ), and understands the psalmist to mean that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:13

The only return God looks for. "I will take the cup of salvation." Visiting Muller's Orphan House at Ashley Down, Bristol, some years ago, we were shown into a room where, ranged on a gallery, were some seventy or eighty infant orphans of from three to five years of age, fatherless, if not motherless too. They sang to us a little hymn, and the pathetic refrain of it, as sung by those infant voices, we hear still in our souls— "What shall we render, O heavenly Friend, to thee, For care... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:13-14

The answer of the grateful heart. That answer is threefold. I. HE WILL ACCEPT GOD 'S SALVATION . This the meaning of the words, "I will take the cup of salvation." God has designed salvation for each one of us; he puts it before us as the master of a feast was wont to hand the cup to each guest. And the grateful heart here says, "I will take thy salvation, O Lord, the pardon which is in Christ, the sanctification of the Holy Spirit, and eternal life." No worship or service is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:14

I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people (comp. Psalms 116:18 , Psalms 116:19 , where the thought is repeated, and lengthened out). We are not told in Isaiah or 2 Kings that Hezekiah made any vows when he lay on his sick bed, but he may probably have done so. He certainly intended, as soon as his cure was complete, to "go up to the house of the Lord" ( 2 Kings 20:8 ; Isaiah 38:22 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:14

Vow-making and vow-paying. An important duty of Christian life is keeping ever fresh and vivid the memory of God's saving mercies to us. Constantly throughout their history the Israelites were reminded of their deliverance from thee house of bondage, and of the vows and pledges involved in that deliverance. The effect of every quickened memory should be a new examination of our vows, that we may discover what of them we are failing to pay or to keep. God does expect a return from us for... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:9

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, in his service, and enjoying communion with him. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:10

I believed, therefore have I spoken - This, in the Septuagint and Latin Vulgate, begins a new psalm, but without any good reason. This language is borrowed by the Apostle Paul to express his confidence in the truth of the gospel, and the effect which that confidence had on him in causing him to declare the truth. 2 Corinthians 4:13. The meaning here is, that in the time of his affliction the psalmist had true faith in God; and, as a result of that, he was able now to speak as he did. At that... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:11

I said in my haste - The Hebrew word used here means to flee in haste; to be in alarm and trepidation; and the idea seems to be, that the assertion referred to was made under the influence of excitement - or that it was not the result of sober reflection, but of an agitated state of mind. It does not necessarily imply that that which was said was false, for many true statements may be made when the mind is agitated and excited; but the meaning is, that he was then in such a state of mind as to... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:12-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:13-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:11

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