The author of Psalm 116 is not known; however, the author shares with us a praise for being saved from certain death. Worship is a thankful response and not a repayment for what God has done for you. Please understand what I am saying here. If you are not saved, the gates of hell are opened for you. It is not a beautiful place and it will never come close to where you should be - spending eternity in heaven, worshiping an amazing God who loves with all his heart.
Psalm 116:1,2 - "I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. 2-Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live"
God is so responsive that you can always reach him. He bends down and listens to our voice. The writer's love for the Lord had grown because he had experienced answers to his prayers. If you are discouraged, remember that God is near, listening carefully to every prayer and answering each prayer in order to give you his best.
Psalm 116:15 - "Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints"
God stays close to us even in death. When someone we love is nearing death, we may become angry and feel abandoned. But believers are precious to God, and he carefully chooses the time when they will be called into his presence. Let the truth provide comfort when you have lost a loved one. God sees and each life is valuable to him.
Psalm 116 / New International Version
ReplyDelete1 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry for mercy.
2 Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came upon me;
I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, save me!”
5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
6 The Lord protects the simple-hearted;
when I was in great need, he saved me.
7 Be a rest once more, O my soul,
for the Lord has been good to you.
8 For you, O Lord, have delivered me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.
10 I believed; therefore I said,
“I am greatly afflicted”.
11 And in my dismay I said,
“All men are liars."
12 How can I repay the LORD
for all his goodness to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the Lord.
14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
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 your servant;
I am your servant, the son of your maidservant;
you have freed me from my chains.
17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you
and call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts of the house of the Lord—
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord.