Psalm 116:1-2

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 116:1-19

Psalms 116:1-19I love the Lord, because He hath heard my voice and my supplications. Christian experience and its resultsI. The psalm opens with a general declaration of gratitude to God, as the hearer of prayer (verse 1).I. The true believer is a man of prayer.2. Another feature of the child of God is conviction of sin (verse 3).3. He is one who can testify that the Lord has answered his prayers: one who has tasted the sweetness of Divine mercy (verses 5, 6, 8).4. He seeks his happiness from... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 116:2

Psalms 116:2Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live. Answers to prayer confirm habits of prayerPhilip Henry, after he had been engaged in prayer for two of his children that were dangerously ill, remarked, “If the Lord will be pleased to grant me this my request concerning my children, I will not say, as the beggars at our door used to do, I’ll never ask anything of Him again;” but, on the contrary, “He shall hear oftener from me than ever;”... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 116:1

Psa 116:1 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice [and] my supplications. Ver. 1. I love the Lord ] Heb. I love, because the Lord hath heard, &c., Vex abrupta et ecliptica, an abrupt concise ecliptical expression, betokening an inexpressible, inconceivable passion, or rather pang of love, such as intercepteth his voice for a time, till recollecting himself, and recovering his speech, he becometh able to tell us, not only that he loveth, or is well satisfied ( Sat habeo.... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 116:2

Psa 116:2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon [him] as long as I live. Ver 2. Because he hath inclined his ear ] As loth to lose any part of my prayer, though never so weakly uttered; therefore be shall have my custom; Psalms 65:2 , "O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come." As long as I live ] Heb. In my days, that is, say some, while I have a day to live. Others sense it thus, in the time of my affliction, confer Psa 137:7 Lam 1:21... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 116:1

am 3468, bc 536 - Title From several instances of the Chaldee dialect being used in this Psalm, it appears to have been written after the Babylonian captivity. love: Psalms 18:1-Joshua :, Psalms 119:132, Mark 12:33, John 21:17, 1 John 4:19, 1 John 5:2, 1 John 5:3 because: Psalms 18:6, Psalms 31:22, Psalms 31:23, Psalms 34:3, Psalms 34:4, Psalms 40:1, Psalms 66:19, Psalms 66:20, Psalms 69:33, Genesis 35:2, 1 Samuel 1:26, John 16:24 Reciprocal: Genesis 19:19 - and thou Genesis 24:21 -... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 116:2

therefore: Psalms 55:16, Psalms 55:17, Psalms 86:6, Psalms 86:7, Psalms 88:1, Psalms 145:18, Psalms 145:19, Job 27:10, Luke 18:1, Philippians 4:6, Colossians 4:2 as long as I live: Heb. in my days Reciprocal: Genesis 13:4 - called Genesis 24:52 - worshipped Genesis 35:3 - who answered 2 Samuel 22:4 - I will 1 Kings 22:32 - Jehoshaphat 1 Chronicles 4:10 - called 2 Chronicles 6:40 - thine ears 2 Chronicles 18:31 - Jehoshaphat Job 9:16 - If I had Psalms 6:9 - will receive Psalms 17:6 - I have... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:1

1. I love the Lord Hebrew, I love, because Jehovah will hear, etc. The object of “love” is not expressed, but logically determined to be He who answers prayer, as if the author’s eye was on Deuteronomy 6:5. The future form of the verb will hear, is more comprehensive than the preterit, because it expresses now a settled confidence in God for all coming time, while the recent answer takes the past tense. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:2

2. Will I call upon him Literally, I will call; the verb, here, as in “I love,” (Psalms 116:1,) bring without its object expressed. The language is impassioned, and supposes the connexion or occasion to sufficiently explain it. As long as I live Hebrew, In my days. Not only his life long, but as his daily habit. read more

Group of Brands