Psalms 116 - Meaning, Themes & Application

" I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. "

Psalms 116:1 means the writer deeply loves God because God actually listened when they cried out for help. It shows a personal, two-way relationship. For …

" Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. "

" The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. "

Psalms 116:3 describes feeling completely overwhelmed by fear, pain, and the nearness of death. The writer is honest about hitting rock bottom. This verse shows …

" Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. "

Psalm 116:4 shows someone in deep trouble crying out honestly to God for rescue. “Deliver my soul” means, “God, save my life and inner self.” …

" Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. "

Psalms 116:5 means God is both kind and fair, showing mercy even when we don’t deserve it. The writer has been rescued from deep trouble …

" The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped "

" Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully "

" For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. "

" I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. "

" I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted: "

" I said in my haste, All men are liars. "

" What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits "

" I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. "

Psalm 116:13 means the writer gratefully accepts God’s rescue and responds by calling on Him openly. “Taking the cup of salvation” is like saying, “I …

" I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people. "

" Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. "

Psalms 116:15 means that when one of God’s people dies, it deeply matters to Him—He does not see their death as random or meaningless. God …

" O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. "

" I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD. "

" I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people, "

" In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD. "

Psalm 116:19 means the writer wants to publicly thank God, not just privately. “In the courts” shows he plans to praise God with others in …