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Psalm 116

Psa. 116:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I love
'ahab (Hebrew #157)
a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
KJV usage: (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
Pronounce: aw-hab'
Origin: or raheb {aw-habe'}
z the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, because he hath heard
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
my voice
qowl (Hebrew #6963)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
KJV usage: + aloud, bleating, crackling, cry (+ out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, + hold peace, (pro-)claim, proclamation, + sing, sound, + spark, thunder(-ing), voice, + yell.
Pronounce: kole
Origin: or qol {kole}
and my supplications
tachanuwn (Hebrew #8469)
from 2603; earnest prayer
KJV usage: intreaty, supplication.
Pronounce: takh-an-oon'
Origin: or (feminine) tachanuwnah {takh-an-oo-naw'}
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Psa. 18:1‑6• 1To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David, the servant of Jehovah, who spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul. And he said, I will love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
 2Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my *God, my rock, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
 3I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
 4The bands of death encompassed me, and torrents of Belial made me afraid.
 5The bands of Sheol surrounded me, the cords of death encountered me.
 6In my distress I called upon Jehovah, and I cried out to my God; he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, into his ears. (Psa. 18:1‑6)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-11:  The psalmist professes his love and duty to God for his deliverance.
12-19:  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.
Psa. 18:1‑6• 1To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David, the servant of Jehovah, who spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul. And he said, I will love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
 2Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my *God, my rock, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
 3I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
 4The bands of death encompassed me, and torrents of Belial made me afraid.
 5The bands of Sheol surrounded me, the cords of death encountered me.
 6In my distress I called upon Jehovah, and I cried out to my God; he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, into his ears. (Psa. 18:1‑6)
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Psa. 119:132• 132Turn unto me, and be gracious unto me, as thou art wont to do unto those that love thy name. (Psa. 119:132)
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Mark 12:33• 33and to love him with all the heart, and with all the intelligence, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbour as one's self, is more than all the burnt-offerings and sacrifices. (Mark 12:33)
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John 21:17• 17He says to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, art thou attached to me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Art thou attached to me? and said to him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I am attached to thee. Jesus says to him, Feed my sheep. (John 21:17)
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1 John 4:19• 19*We* love because *he* has first loved us. (1 John 4:19)
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1 John 5:2‑3• 2Hereby know we that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.
 3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous. (1 John 5:2‑3)
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Psa. 18:6• 6In my distress I called upon Jehovah, and I cried out to my God; he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, into his ears. (Psa. 18:6)
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Psa. 31:22‑23• 22As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes; nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
 23Love Jehovah, all ye his saints. Jehovah preserveth the faithful, and plentifully requiteth the proud doer. (Psa. 31:22‑23)
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Psa. 34:3‑4• 3Magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt his name together.
 4I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. (Psa. 34:3‑4)
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Psa. 40:1• 1To the chief Musician. Of David. A Psalm. I waited patiently for Jehovah; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. (Psa. 40:1)
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Psa. 66:19‑20• 19But God hath heard; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
 20Blessed be God, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor his loving-kindness from me! (Psa. 66:19‑20)
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Psa. 69:33• 33For Jehovah heareth the needy, and despiseth not his prisoners. (Psa. 69:33)
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Gen. 35:2• 2And Jacob said to his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and cleanse yourselves, and change your garments; (Gen. 35:2)
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1 Sam. 1:26• 26And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here to pray to Jehovah. (1 Sam. 1:26)
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John 16:24• 24Hitherto ye have asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. (John 16:24)
• Book 5, Series 2. Ten tribes restored. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• In Psa. 116 the suppliant has been heard; the government of God consequently enters but little into its composition. The soul has been brought down under the pressure of death, but delivered. It is the history of the remnant at the end, into which the blessed Lord so wonderfully entered, but which is not a prophecy of Him, and applicable to any so suffering, as is seen by the apostle's citation of verse 10. The deliverance is for this world. The thought of the psalm is—grace and faithfulness in Jehovah in delivering. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 114-118” by J.N. Darby)
• The deliverance of God comes as favor and an answer to the soul, and is full of sweetness. His faithfulness to this state and expectation is felt. Hence, on receiving the blessing, thankfulness, (not merely enjoying the blessing) is the fruit; and, “I love the Lord.” (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 114-118” by J.N. Darby)
• (vv. 1-2) The end of the Lord’s dealing with His people is to surround Himself with those who respond to His love and confide in Him. This end is reached in the godly soul that can say, “I love the LORD,” and “I will call upon him as long as I live” (comp. Ephesians 1:4; 1 Jn. 4:16-19). (“Psalms 116” by H. Smith)
• The ten tribes of Israel having returned to the land of Israel (vs. 9, 18-19), and being restored to the Lord celebrate their deliverance. Realizing they were at the very point of death when the Lord graciously delivered them, draws out love and devotion from their hearts (vs. 1-9). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I love Jehovah, for he hath heard my voice and my supplications;