Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:13
13. the cup of salvation—the drink offering which was part of the thank offering ( :-). read more
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Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:14
14. now—(compare :-). "Oh, that (I may do it)" in the presence, &c. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 116:1-19
Psalms 116An unnamed writer gave thanks to God for delivering him from imminent death and for lengthening his life. He promised to praise God in the temple for these blessings. This is a hymn of individual thanksgiving.". . . if ever a psalm had the marks of spontaneity, this is surely such a one." [Note: Kidner, Psalms 73-150, p. 407.] read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 116:3-11
2. The psalmist’s account of his deliverance 116:3-11 read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 116:7-11
There are lessons people should learn from this deliverance. First, believers can rest because God delivers from death (Psalms 116:7-8). Second, people to whom God extends His grace should obey him the rest of their lives (Psalms 116:9). Third, only God is completely trustworthy (Psalms 116:10-11). The writer said he believed he would live, having requested deliverance of God (cf. Psalms 116:9). This was his confidence, even though other people told him he would die. They were lying to him.Read... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 116:12-14
It is difficult to tell if the writer used "cup" in a literal or in a figurative sense. Perhaps it was a literal part of his thank offering to God. On the other hand, the cup may represent his reward in this life, which was physical salvation. Either way he would praise God. Israelites offered votive offerings when God answered their prayers regarding a vow they made. These were peace offerings (Leviticus 7:16; Leviticus 22:18-23) and public offerings that reminded other worshippers of God’s... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 116:12-19
3. Another promise to praise God 116:12-19 read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:1-19
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 consisted simply of Psalms 113, or, at moat, also of Psalms 114 : see Matthew 26:30; Mark 14:26. Psalms 116 is apparently a song of thanksgiving after severe illness, but the Ps. has been used by both churches and individuals in spiritual as well as temporal deliverances. The Psalmist’s experiences... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 116:10-11
(10, 11) I believed, therefore have I spoken.—This is the rendering of LXX. and Vulg., and it has become almost proverbial from St. Paul’s adaptation of it (2 Corinthians 4:13; see New Testament Commentary). And no doubt this is the sense of the words, though the particle khî has been taken in a wrong connection. Mr. Burgess has certainly given the true explanation of the use of this particle. It sometimes follows instead of preceding the verb affected by it. We must render, It is because I... read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 116:12
12-14. These are modes of expressing acts of worship (compare Psalms 116:4; Psalms 50:14; Jonah 2:9). read more