Bible Commentary

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, [and] my feet from falling. 8, 9. Taken almost verbatim from Psa 56:13 (hence the transition to the second person), with the change of light to lands, suggested by Psa 27:13. The free and joyous service of God in the land of life … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 116:8”

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee. 7. Return unto thy rest, O my soul ] Abandon anxiety and resume the perfect tranquility that springs from trust in God. The plural form of the word for rest denotes full and complete rest. For the address to the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 116:7”

The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. 6. the simple ] Those whose want of wisdom and experience exposes them to danger. Cp. Psa 19:7; Psa 119:130. LXX , babes; cp. Mat 11:25. I was brought low ] Cp. Psa 79:8; Psa 142:6. and he helped me ] R.V. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 116:6”

Gracious [is] the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God [is] merciful. 5. Cp. Psa 111:4, and passages referred to there, all based on the fundamental passage, Exo 34:6. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 5, 6. The character of Jehovah, realised in the Psalmist’s experience. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 116:5”

Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 4. the name of Jehovah, more emphatically than Jehovah alone, denotes His revealed character (Exo 34:5), to which the Psalmist appealed, and not in vain. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Then called I upon the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 116:4”

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell got hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 3. The cords of death encompassed me, And the straitnesses of Sheol gat hold of [lit. found ] me. The parallelism decides for the meaning cords in Psa 18:5, though pangs (LXX ) is also … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 116:3”

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon [him] as long as I live. 2. Because therefore ] Better For and. inclined his ear ] Psa 17:6 and often. as long as I live ] Lit. in my days (Isa 39:8). Cp. Psa 63:4, in my life. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 116:2”

I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice [and] my supplications. 1. Lit. I love, because Jehovah heareth my voice, even my supplications: an unusual, but not impossible, form of expression for I love Jehovah, because he heareth &c. Cp. 1Jn 4:19 (R.V.), “We love, because he first loved us.” Again in Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 116:1”

But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and forevermore. Praise the LORD. 18. But we (emphatic), we the living (as the LXX adds), will bless Jah. Cp. Psa 118:17; Isa 38:18 ff. for evermore ] In the spirit of faith the congregation sees no limit to the continuance of its existence or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 115:18”

The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence. 17. From heaven the poet passes to earth, and from earth to Sheol, which here, as in Psa 94:17, is termed ‘ silence.’ The dead raise no Hallelujahs; they are cut off from communion with God and from the power of rendering … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 115:17”