Psalm 116:1-19 I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my supplications.… I. The psalm opens with a general declaration of GRATITUDE TO GOD, AS THE HEARER OF PRAYER (ver. 1). I. The true believer is a man of prayer. 2. Another feature of the child of God is conviction of sin (ver. 3). 3. He is one who can testify that the Lord has answered his prayers: one who has tasted the sweetness of Divine mercy (vers. 5, 6, 8). 4. He seeks his happiness from God, and looks to the bosom of God as the only resting-place for his soul (ver. 7). II. THE RESULTS OF CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 1. A deep sense of gratitude, and a desire of manifesting the same (ver. 12). 2. A special resolve to manifest his gratitude, by a devout attendance on ordinances, appointed of God as the public and solemn expression of thanksgiving and self-dedication (vers. 13, 14). (W. Hancock, B. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.WEB: I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy. |
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