Lord, I was born in thy house; I am the son of thine handmaid, and therefore thine. Deathnow, as he hath done also to mine, has paid full many a visit to your house; and in very deed, he has made fell havoc among our comforts. This rest is not absolute, but relative. In the sight of the whole world will I pay my past vows unto Jehovah, and bring nations from every portion of the earth, reconciled and holy through the blood of my atonement. 3. The bonds thou hast loosed shall tie me faster unto thee. so David,Psalm 30:9. I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving. We are sometimes especially in the condition in which we may be inclined to make the inquiry, how we may be saved. The cup of consolation; I will receive the benefits God bestows upon me, as from his hand, and taste his love in them, as the portion not only of mine inheritance in the other world, but of my cup in this. William Gouge. Proud member ; First, to know all secrets. We should deem ourselves bound to walk as in his presence. "The closet will be the first place where the heart will delight in pouring forth its lively joys; thence the feeling will extend to the family altar: and thence again it will proceed to the sanctuary of the Most High." The second attribute,"righteous"or just, (qydu), hath particular relation to the promise of God. "He hath, "and therefore "I will." The word"simple"signifies likewise those that are ignorant of their condition, and not watching over their foes. It is he that made them such. 50:14; Ps. KJV Psalm 116:10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted: NET Psalm 116:10 I had faith when I said, "I am severely oppressed. 9. Their death is precious (jakar); the word of the text is,in pretio fuit, magni estimatum est. This last is one of those expressions in the Psalm which might, without reflection, seem adapted to the rescued believer's state on earth, rather than Christ's in heaven. 1 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Rest Unto a chearful confidence in God. (b) Because their experience in death is precious to him. 910. Thus it should be in all our communications and exhortations, especially when we speak or exhort about the things of God, and dispense the mysteries of heaven. How it may be rendered. And thus it is in other instances. Those who have no worldly craft and subtlety and guile, but simply trust in God, and do the right, may depend upon it that God's care shall be over them. The inward repose which, sooner or later, true religion brings, is the result of the final conquest and subjugation of man's lower nature. You must know thatwalkingandresthere mentioned, being of adivinenature, do not oppose each other;spiritual restmaketh no manidle, and therefore it is no enemy to walking;spiritualwalkingmaketh no manweary, and therefore it is no enemy to rest. The bonds thou hast loosed shall tie me faster unto thee. 2. Note how the sweet singer delights to dwell upon his belonging to the Lord; it is evidently his glory, a thing of which he is proud, a matter which causes him intense satisfaction. Ver. (W. Bathgate, D.D. Simple persons, silly wretches, despicable fools in the world's account, who have not subtle brains, or crafty wits to search after indirect means, have, notwithstanding, enough to support them, in the grand fact that they are such as the Lord preserveth. NET Psalm 116:16 Yes, LORD! I was greatly afflicted, I was in extreme distress, I was in great astonishment and trembling (as the word rendered"haste"signifies trembling as well as haste, as it is rendered inDeuteronomy 20:3;)and in these circumstances I did not trust in man; I said,"all men are liars"i.e., not fit to be trusted in; those that will fail and deceive the hopes of those who trust in them, agreeable toPsalm 62:8-9. William Gouge. Not only the Psalmist, but such men as Luther, and Calvin, and other great witnesses for the faith could each one most heartily say, "I believed, therefore have I spoken.". When the heart is full of a sense of the goodness of the Lord, the tongue cannot hold its peace. By such objects the free grace and merciful mind of the Lord is best manifested. 9. It is a trinity of deliverance,ofsoul, eyes, feet;frompunishment, sorrow, and sinning;tolife, joy, and stability. 59:19; Isa. If you cast your eyes on the first verse of the Psalm, you find aprofession of loveI love the Lord; if on the second, apromise of prayerI will call on the Lord; if on the ninth, aresolve of walkingI will walk before theLORD. NKJ Psalm 116:16 O LORD, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have loosed my bonds. 2. The psalmist was brought low and almost died. Here we have no multiplicity of words, and no fine arrangement of sentences; everything is simple and natural; there is not a redundant syllable, and yet there is not one lacking. 106:48; Ps. Rest from the fruitless struggles of our degenerate nature, and unaided conflicts with indwelling sin. Or is it perhaps that David means that land of the living where Enoch and Elias are living, with the living God? We should deem ourselves bound to walk as in his presence. not only is it a vanity, and put in the balance less than vanity; but a very lie, promising great matters, and able to do just nothing, as Christ saith, "without me ye can do nothing": and so Christ seems to come in, to be David's second, and to make his word good, thatall men areliars. I will take the cup of salvation. Gen. 4:26; Gen. 12:8; Gen. 13:4; Gen. 16:13; Gen. 21:33; Gen. 26:25; Exod. Psalms 116 - Sermon Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org "She that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth, "1 Timothy 5:6; Sardis had a name that she lived, but was dead,Revelation 3:1; "The dead bury their dead, "Matthew 8:22; all natural men are "dead in sins, "Ephesians 2:12 Corinthians 5:14. "The goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance." These words admit of a threefold interpretation, being understood by some, especially for the land of Judea. 2 Corinthians (a) Not in itself, but in God. (Psalms 116:4). The rule: "I believed, "etc. (2) Be sure that you take what God gives. Shall they be more audacious to dishonour God, than ye zealous to honour him? Now, walking before the face of the Lord doth imply a very exact, circumspect, accurate, and precise walking before God; and indeed, no other walking is either suitable or pleasing to the eye of God. 4 Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. Yet Psalm 116:15 says, "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints." Psalm 40:17. God's Spirit moved the writers of these Psalm to give them a fitness and suitability which was more evident in their own day than now; but enough is perceptible to convince us that every line and word had a peculiar adaptation to the occasions for which the sacred sonnets were composed. But look upon him within two or three verses after, and you may see him in an ecstasy, as if he were in heaven;Psalm 116:7:Returnunto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully withthee. 1. This seems to indicate that the song was meant to remind Jewish families of the mercies received by any one of the household, supposing him to have been sore sick and to have been restored to health, for the Lord values the lives of his saints, and often spares them where others perish. He promises that as our days our strength shall be; let us resolve that as our days our devotion shall be. NIV Psalm 116:19 in the courts of the house of the LORD-- in your midst, O Jerusalem. 4:13, Paul has explained his new covenant ministry. Reposing upon him who is mighty to save, he sees hope even against hope, anchoring the soul secure and steadfast on him who is passed within the veil; he sees patience acquiescing in a Father's willhumility bending beneath his sovereign handlove issuing from a grateful heart. David saith,"I lovethe LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications"; that is, because he hath granted me that which I supplicated to him for. 5:11; Deut. If we can pray aloud without being overheard it is well to do so. What a text is this! Then be sure to wait until God give you just and fit seasons for vowing. 1, 12. The fate of the whole world was in the balance; and he supplicated with agony, that hissoulmight be delivered. By their own choice gracious souls have a rest in God. KJV Psalm 116:7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee. Ver. 5. 7, 9. BGT Psalm 115:6 . Doing good is sacrifice, with which God is well pleased; and this must accompany giving thanks to his name. THIRDTHE CONFLICT OF FAITH How good he is! It was soon cured. But from the expression, "I said in my haste, "it is clear that the Psalmist did not justify his own language, but considered it as the ebullition of a hasty temper. 1. Still, in a gracious eye, the benefit seems greater to be delivered from sinning than from the greatest outward affliction. 113:1; Ps. When no other eye saw, when no other heart felt, for these two never to be forgotten martyrs, murdered men of God, and apostles of Jesus, then were they precious in God's sight, and he was present with them. Matthew iii., p. 161; C. J. Vaughan, Ibid., vol. These are under his special arrangement. They are too important in his estimation to be left to accident. NLT Psalm 116:5 How kind the LORD is! William Slater. Our God is merciful. 12. This is a continuation of the Paschal Hallel, and therefore must in some measure be interpreted in connection with the coming out of Egypt. "Because he hath inclined his ear unto me" : - bowing down from his grandeur to attend to my prayer; the figure seems to be that of a tender physician or loving friend leaning over a sick man whose voice is faint and scarcely audible, so as to catch every accent and whisper. Consider the variety of aspects of that rest which a good man seeks, and the ground upon which he will endeavour to realize it. And indeed I do not think that was a circumstance, if true, either unworthy of him to remember, or of the Spirit of God to put upon record. 1740; J. Vaughan, Sermons, 13th series, p. 5; Good Words, 1861, p. 190. 20:7; Ps. 4. He is righteous to reward according to deserts; he is gracious to reward above deserts; yea, he is merciful to reward without deserts; and how, then, can I doubt of his will to help me? 149:9; Ps. It is a great mercy to be kept from being swallowed up with over-much sorrow. In this part of the psalm we have, I. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. 1036; Plain Sermons by Contributors to " Tracts for the Times, " vol. He believed God's Word. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. "The pains of death encompassed me, and the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow" (Ps. Whenever a child of God even for a moment loses his peace of mind, he should be concerned to find it again, not by seeking it in the world or in his own experience, but in the Lord alone. The "I wills" of the Psalm. But let God's afflictions be what they can be, yet I will always acknowledge they can never be in any degree so great as his benefits: and oh, thatI could think of something that I might render to himfor all his benefits:for shall I receive such great, such infinite benefits from him, and shall I render nothing to him by way of gratefulness? Praise the LORD! When, or upon what occasion a child of God should use the Psalmist's language. David and Moses may be regarded as instances in which the good seed fell into good soil, and in which the return was speedy as well as rich. ", Ver. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. Thomas Manton, in, a Sermon preached before the Sons of theClergy. This is that word which is used to set out the free grace and mere goodwill of God, thus (Nxa ddva ta ytgxw) "I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, "Exodus 33:19. Nahum I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence ofall his people. Whereupon the Hebrews have given such a name to a stork, which kind among fowls is the most merciful; and that not only the old to their young ones, as most are, but also the young ones to the old, which they use to feed and carry when through age they are not able to help themselves. This care in thy vow will be a means to make it most to the advantage of religion, whilst all that heard or knew thy vow bear thee testimony that thou art thankful, and thus thou givest others occasion to glorify thy Father who is in heaven. What an argument for the truth of religion, what an illustration of its sustaining power, what a source of comfort to those who are about to die, to reflect that religion does not leave the believer when he most needs its support and consolation; that it can sustain us in the severest trial of our condition here; that it can illuminate what seems to us of all placesmostdark, cheerless, dismal, repulsive "the valley of the shadow of death."