NOTES for Psa 116
1 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. |
2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. |
3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. |
4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. |
5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. |
6 The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. |
7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee. |
8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. |
9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. |
10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted: |
11 I said in my haste, All men are liars. |
12 What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? |
13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. |
14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people. |
15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. |
16 O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. |
17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD. |
18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people, |
19 In the courts of the LORD's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD. |
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In simple and sincere words, the author of Psalm 114 expresses his joy at God's help. In his prayer, the experience of trusting in the Creator's mercy reaches its fullness—an experience without which human life turns to darkness. It is highly significant that in precisely such a prayer of thanksgiving the psalmist grasps what is most important about God: the revelation of His mercy and righteousness. In this revelation, the human soul finds rest—that wondrous rest which nothing in the world can give it. The closing words of the psalm speak of another exceptionally important matter: the experience of trust and the revelation of mercy that bring peace to the human soul can become a step enabling a person to continue ascending the path of drawing near to God, to “walk before His face” again and again.
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