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Psalm 116
116 I love the Lord, because he has heard
my voice and my pleas for mercy.
2 Because he inclined his ear to me,
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”
5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
our God is merciful.
6 The Lord preserves the simple;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return, O my soul, to your rest;
for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
8 For you have delivered my soul from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling;
9 I will walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.
10 I believed, even when I spoke:
“I am greatly afflicted”;
11 I said in my alarm,
“All mankind are liars.”
12 What shall I render to the Lord
for all his benefits to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the Lord,
14 I will pay 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, I am your servant;
I am your servant, the son of your maidservant.
You have loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will pay 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!
Watch the Sermon
Summary: This Sunday, we will take a short break from our Revelation series to hear an exposition of Psalm 116. The psalmist is palpably moved by the Lord's mercies toward him, in that the Lord rescued his soul from death. He recounts the horrifying anguish he experienced and how he called on the name of the Lord for deliverance. The Lord was not deaf to his cries. He saved him! And now the psalmist is clearly a changed man. He loves the Lord with all his heart and, out of sheer gratitude, will live a life of dependence on Him, wholly devoting both his private and public life to the worship of God.
Review & Apply
How would you finish the first phrase in verse 1: "I love the Lord, because..."?
What desperate straits have you passed through under the Lord's preserving care? How did your walk with God change as a result?
Would you say you know how to pray? How did you learn?
How would you personally answer the psalmist's question, "What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits to me?" How will you testify to your love for Him? What acts of devotion can you render to Him both in your home and when gathered on Sundays?
What hope can you take from the truth that "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints"?
How does this psalm teach us to rest in Christ in the distresses and trials of life? How can we find rest in him when we face death?
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