Psalms 116:1-6
1 The psalmist professes his love and duty to God for his deliverance.12 He studies to be thankful. A.M. 3468. B.C. 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.18:1-6; 119:132; Mr 12:33; Joh 21:17; 1Jo 4:19; 5:2,3because.18:6; 31:22,23; 34:3,4; 40:1; 66:19,20; 69:33; Ge 35:2; 1Sa 1:26Joh 16:24 therefore.55:16,17; 86:6,7; 88:1; 145:18,19; Job 27:10; Lu 18:1; Php 4:6Col 4:2as long as I live. Heb. in my days. sorrows.18:4-6; 88:6,7; Jon 2:2,3; Mr 14:33-36; Lu 22:44; Heb 5:7gat hold upon me. Heb. found me. I found.32:3,4; 38:6; Isa 53:3,4 called.22:1-3; 30:7,8; 34:6; 50:15; 118:5; 130:1,2; 2Ch 33:12,13Isa 37:15-20; 38:1-3; Joh 2:2O Lord.6:4; 22:20; 25:17; 40:12,13; 142:4-6; 143:6-9; Lu 18:13; 23:42,43 Gracious.86:5,15; 103:8; 112:4; 115:1; 145:8; Ex 34:6,7; Ne 9:17,31; Da 9:9Ro 5:20,21; Eph 1:6-8; 2:4; 1Ti 1:14; Tit 3:4-7and righteous.119:137; 145:4-7,17; Ezr 9:15; Ne 9:8,33; Isa 45:21; Da 9:7,14Ro 3:25,26; 1Jo 1:9 preserveth.19:7; 25:21; Isa 35:8; Mt 11:25; Ro 16:19; 2Co 1:12; 11:3; Col 3:22I was.79:8; 106:43; 142:6Psalms 144:1-2
1 David blesses God for his mercy both to him and to man.5 He prays that God would powerfully deliver him from his enemies.9 He promises to praise God.11 He prays for the happy state of the kingdom. (Title.) A Psalm of David.Calmet and others think that this Psalm was composed by David after the death of Absalom; and from a collation of it with Ps 18, in which the same ideas and form of expression occur, there can be no doubt of both having proceeded from the same pen, and that David was the author. my strength. Heb. my rock.18:2,31; 71:3; 95:1; De 32:30,31; Isa 26:4; *marg:Isa 45:24teacheth.18:34; 44:3,4; 60:12; 2Sa 22:35; 2Co 10:4; Eph 6:10,11to war. or, to the war, etc. My goodness. or, mercy. my fortress.2Sa 22:2,3,40-48; Jer 16:19who subdueth.18:47; 110:31 John 4:19
10; Lu 7:47; Joh 3:16; 15:16; 2Co 5:14,15; Ga 5:22; Eph 2:3-5Tit 3:3-5
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