Psalms 116:1, The psalmist professes his love and duty to God for his deliverance; Psalms 116:12, He studies to be thankful.
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Psalms 116
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Psalms 116 — OverviewPsalms 116 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis is a thanksgiving psalm; it is not certain whether David penned it
upon any particular occasion or upon a general review of the many
gracious deliverances God had wrought for him, out of six troubles and…Psalms 116 — OverviewPsalms 116 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleTheodoret applies this psalm to the distresses of the Jews in the times of the Maccabees under Antiochus Epiphanes; and R. Obadiah interprets some passages in it of the Grecians of those times; but it rather seems to…Psalms 116:1-9Psalms 116:1-9 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this part of the psalm we have,
I. A general account of David's experience, and his pious resolutions
(v. 1, 2), which are as the contents of the whole psalm, and give an
idea of it. 1. He had experienced…Psalms 116:1Psalms 116:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryI love the Lord, because he hath heard; literally, I love, because the Lord (Jehovah) hath heard. The object of this love is not expressed, but can only be Jehovah. Still, the grammatical construction is unusual, and…Psalms 116:1Psalms 116:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryI love the Lord, because.
I. WE MIGHT FILL UP THE TEXT IN MANY WAYS. As St. John does, "because God first loved us." Or because of what he is in himself. Or because of what he has done for us, is doing, and will do for…Psalms 116:1Psalms 116:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe various bases on which love rests.
A tradition associates this psalm with the serious sickness of Hezekiah. It may not be a trustworthy tradition. The Aramaisms of the language suggest that it belongs to the time…