On Calvary's cross, Jesus drank the cup of God's wrath, that same cup he prayed about on Maundy Thursday in the Garden of Gethsemane. Not only will he pay his vows to Yahweh, but he will do so “in the presence of all his people”––bearing witness to the faithfulness that Yahweh has shown him. He cried out for "mercy," for God's undeserved love. Yes, our God is merciful. Not because we must, but because we want to. The psalmist is giving thanks to Yahweh for saving him from peril (v. 6). How can the psalmist be both a servant and free at the same time? Listen to how he's saved us from death and given us eternal life…. After the first volley of imperative verbs (verses 1-3a), the psalm pauses for reflection on the nature of the people who are praising God. When he couldn't save himself, he cried out to God to save him. Read or listen to (, Picture Window theme. The First and Last (A sermon based on Revelation 1... Alleluia! His fear sobered him quickly. The word raham means merciful or compassionate. How? The psalmist acknowledges being Yahweh’s servant––one obliged to do Yahweh’s will. That's not freedom. ), which the WEB has updated. MY APPEAL – Vss. “I said in my haste, ‘All men are liars'” (v. 11). “in the courts of Yahweh’s house, in the midst of you, Jerusalem” (v. 19a). Yahweh has heard him and has saved his life. Psalms 116:11 Psalms 116:13 Psalms 116:12. Or as John wrote, "We love because he first loved us." To listen to these sermons or subscribe to the podcast, visit our webpage: www.GraceLutheranKenai.com and check out the resources there! 4 Toe het ek die Naam van die Here aangeroep: “Here, red my tog!” 5 Die Here is genadig en regverdig, ons God ontferm Hom oor ons. We weren't handcuffed, but the cords of death entangled us and the anguish of hell was upon us. This Gospel message is the cup of salvation from which we drink! in regular public worship, in the presence of all his people. He is gracious, righteous, and full of compassion, and in his great love for us, he cut the cords of death that entangled us and freed us from the anguish of hell that nearly overtook us. And God didn't disappoint. The Court of Israelites (open to ritually pure Israelite men). It was a very near thing, so I can appreciate the psalmist’s comment about the cords of death surrounding him. (General Editor), New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology & Exegesis, 5 vol., (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997), All Rights Reserved | © 1997-2020 Richard Niell Donovan. I tried swimming to shore, but the tide pushed me out faster than I could swim. ", And in my dismay I said, "All men are liars. A vow is a solemn promise to God, often made as part of a bargain where the petitioner promises a specific action in return for a blessing from God. “Yahweh preserves the simple” (Hebrew: peti) (v. 6a). Love to God can see, and it can give a reason for its own existence, and a good substantial reason too. The cops no longer hunted him for the murder he committed, since as far as they were concerned, justice had been served, the killer had been caught. Some saints die as martyrs, and others die in bed. ), Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2000), Mounce, William D., (ed. There is no obligation to do anything to do anything to earn our salvation—we're no longer obligated to be perfect as God's law demands, since Christ was perfect in our place. No! Listen to the first half of Psalm 116 that describes how God has given us the gift of forgiveness in giving us the cup of salvation. The author has had a close brush with the grim reaper. One of the cruelest things you can do is to spurn a gift of love. For the choir director. This is a psalm of individual thanksgiving. Psalm 111:1-10 The Lord Provides 1/16/11 D. Marion Clark Introduction This is a good psalm that turns our minds and hearts to thank God for his provision and good works. While it's true that many religions do bind one to greater obligations, not the gospel of Jesus! And we know without a doubt that we are saved from that death when we cry out to God in our great need. I don't know what to do! But right before his death, he gave his disciples another cup. The psalmist may have been speaking of spiritual death the whole time. and Kahane, Ahuvia, The Oxford English-Hebrew Dictionary (Oxford University Press, 1998), Fohrer, Georg, Hebrew & Aramaic Dictionary of the Old Testament (SCM Press, 2012), Freedman, David Noel (ed. GOD’S ASSISTANCE – Vss. Then we would still be bound too. 14 I will pay my vows to Yahweh, Verses 1-11. It is only natural, then, that the psalmist will pledge true loyalty to Yahweh. And if anyone who calls another an unkind name is guilty of committing murder, as Jesus clearly taught, then who of us here isn't a murderer? Such a vow could be, “Save me, Lord, and I will do (whatever).”. He would live just like his brother who set him free from death lived his life. (Luke 22:42) "If there's any other way, God…" But there was no other way. “For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling” (v. 8). 3  (Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2016), Tate, Marvin E., Word Biblical Commentary: Psalms 51-100 (Dallas: Word Books, 1990), Waltner, James H., Believers Church Bible Commentary: Psalms (Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Herald Press, 2006), Baker, Warren (ed. And our brother, Jesus, heard our cry for mercy. Read verse in New International Version The good brother loved his evil twin, as evil as he was, and drove to his brother's as quickly as he could. The word hannun means gracious or merciful. and my cries for mercy. for Yahweh has dealt bountifully with you. Jan 5, 1997. He may have in mind ropes or nets that he has used to ensnare game. My brother took the death penalty I deserved! 6-8 ***** Psalm 116:1-6. Worship. We no longer live for ourselves, but for the one who saved us. my eyes from tears, And what's worse, he knew the situation he was in was no one's fault but his own. We've drunk from the Fountain of Youth that gives us eternal life! “Yes, our God is merciful”  (Hebrew: raham) (v. 5b). The word peti means foolish or simpleminded. Psalms 117:1-2 is the conclusion to this psalm. "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me.". DEPENDENT LIVING . Talk about a Fountain of Youth! Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. This would be the Jerusalem temple, which had four courts: Presumably, the psalmist would pay his vows in the Court of Israelites. HELPED BY GOD! He can drink the cup of salvation that Yahweh has provided, and “call on the name of Yahweh.”. Browse Sermons on Psalm 116:15. He was free from the law, free to do whatever he wanted. The psalmist describes a three part salvation:  From death, tears, or falling. The offering had to be eaten the same day. The word malat is more usually used to mean escape or flee. “the pains (Hebrew: mesar) of Sheol got a hold of me” (v. 3b). Deliverance from death is obviously significant, but deliverance from tears and fall is equally significant. The story is told of two young men who shared a set of parents and a birthday, but it seems that that was about all that they shared. Verse 11. The psalmist is praying for Yahweh’s help in escaping from the peril that so threatens him. 2 Hy het na my geluister toe ek Hom aangeroep het. It begins well. and my feet from falling. I. Psalm 116:1-2 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Ek het die Here lief. We call on God's name in prayer and in song. 8 For you have delivered my soul from death, The psalmist says that, because Yahweh turned his ear to him––made a special effort to hear him––the psalmist will continue to call on Yahweh for as long as the psalmist lives. Truly I am your servant, LORD; I serve you just as my mother did; you have freed me from my chains. Grace Lutheran Church exists to proclaim Christ crucified and all the truths of God's Word in the Kenai-Soldotna area. The word mesar means pain or distress or anguish. What shall I render unto the Lord? PSALM 116:1-4. Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on Psalm 116:1-8. "The children sat in chairs gathered around a table. “Yahweh, I beg you, deliver my soul.”, “I love Yahweh, because he listens (Hebrew: sama) to my voice” (v. 1a). Having delivered our souls from death, he gives us real life. For the most part, the Old Testament holds out no promise of an afterlife or resurrection. 17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, 3 The cords of death surrounded me, But none die without notice from Yahweh––because their deaths (and lives) are precious in Yahweh’s sight. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the It means identifying oneself with the Lord in such a way that one’s own identity is tied together with the Lord’s identity. The psalmist paints vivid pictures in this verse. What could he do, all tied up? But right before his death, he gave his disciples another cup. Since his brother took his place as the murderer, he would take his brothers place as the good man. The psalmist doesn’t spell out the nature of the peril except that it was extreme. “and call on the name of Yahweh” (v. 13b). (A sermon based on Psalm 30). therefore I will call on him as long as I live. Sermon Outlines In The Book Of Psalms “Walking With God Through The Psalms” Psalm 1:1,2 “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. Presumably the psalmist made such a vow when his life was threatened. John Piper Apr 13, 2012 45 Shares Sermon. Look at true foundations. And so we rejoice right along with the psalmist: And though that is far more than we deserve, God gives us even more. To live lives of sin, pleasing our sinful nature? But while the evil twin was free to do as he pleased, what pleased him was now different. He has saved us from death. However, the Bible sometimes tells of cups of God’s wrath (Isaiah 51:17; Jeremiah 25:15). By facing that anguish for us. He gave them a cup that saved them from death. Bible Verse ; Newest; Oldest; Most Viewed; Most Shared; Conference Message. I didn’t know that I should swim parallel to the shore to get out of the rip tide. DECISION MADE , Vss. 1 I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy. In Christ. 2 Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. Because God has formed them, they belong to God. The word nepes means soul. That's going back to slavery again. And the gospel frees us to do just that. SCRIPTURE QUOTATIONS are from the World English Bible (WEB), a public domain (no copyright) modern English translation of the Holy Bible. 3-4. Psalms 11:3. The word Sheol appears in the Old Testament about 60 times. 4 Then I called on the name of Yahweh: Or he might have known a fisherman who fell out of his boat and became entrapped in his own net. Alluding to his death, Jesus told his disciples he wouldn't be with them much longer and that he wouldn't drink a cup of wine again until he did in heaven. Thy Word I Have Treasured in My Heart. “I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on the name of Yahweh” (v. 17). “All men are liars.”. “Praise (Hebrew: hallel) Yah!” (Hebrew: yah) (v. 19b). When the psalmist prays for Yahweh to deliver his soul, he is really asking for Yahweh to save his life. A hasty speech. As such, even if his father should gain freedom, as the son of a handmaid, the psalmist would remain a servant (Exodus 21:4). The psalmist cannot repay Yahweh for this salvation act, but he can give thanks. Scripture: Psalm 119:1–160. (John 13:34) We will sacrifice our thank offerings to God, giving not just our dollars or our time in service, but giving our very selves. 13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of Yahweh. Sermons From the Psalms. We will say to God. The word sama means hear or listen––but in this context it obviously means more. The proud person is likely to feel “self-made”––and thus feels no obligation to God or man. “Yahweh, truly I am your servant. Children are dependent upon their parents. 4 Du hast geboten, fleißig zu halten deine Befehle. And that doesn't mean we walk the so-called "straight and narrow" watching every step lest we stray and displease God. Because we believe in what he's done for us, we can't help but speak and share the life-giving news that we have with others. Furthermore, he can do so in a public setting where his thanksgiving will honor God in the presence of the assembled worshipers. The Court of Priests (restricted to priests). The World English Bible is based on the American Standard Version (ASV) of the Bible, the Biblia Hebraica Stutgartensa Old Testament, and the Greek Majority Text New Testament. Thanks for reading! 10 I believed, therefore I said, THE DEATH OF THE SAINTS IS A GREAT AND MOMENTOUS EVENT IN THE SIGHT OF GOD. As God's children, we should depend on Him. “I love the Lord.” Psalms 116:1. “Because he has turned his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live” (v. 2). Have you ever been tied up so you couldn't move? Zachary enjoyed playing with the other children, building churches and homes out of blocks, singing and moving with the music, and drawing with crayons until Mrs. Anderson said, "It's time for our juice and crackers. But the person who can still experience tears and falling finds pain an ongoing problem. Anderson, A.A., The New Century Bible Commentary: Psalms 73-150 (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1972), Broyles, Craig C., New International Biblical Commentary: Psalms (Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1999, Brueggemann, Walter, The Message of the Psalms A Theological Commentary (Minneapolis: Augsburg Press, 1984), Clifford, Richard J., Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries: Psalms 73-150 (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2003), DeClaisse-Walford, Nancy; Jacobson, Rolf A.; Tanner, Beth Laneel, The New International Commentary on the Old Testament:  The Book of Psalms (Grand Rapids:  Wm. The thanksgiving offering required the sacrifice of an animal as well as an offering of unleavened cakes and wafers mixed with oil” (Leviticus 7:12). The psalmist can’t repay Yahweh for saving his life, but he can give thanks––and praise Yahweh in a public setting. We will lift up the cup of communion with thanks to God as we drink the very blood that he poured out on the cross to pay for our sins to set us free. And it sets us free! Rejoice that you and I don't need to search the globe for the Fountain of Youth. That's why trouble and sorrow did overcome him—because of his own sin. 5 Yahweh is Gracious and righteous. In his Psalm he seems more preoccupied with praising God than giving us the specific details. That’s what the psalmist is determined to do. Once a person is dead, he/she feels no more pain. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. Not much! To call upon the name of the Lord, then, means something more than appealing for relief from a crisis. Hasiyd means kind, merciful, or pious––i.e., those whose lives manifest their deep faith in Yahweh––those who have determined to allow Yahweh and Yahweh’s law to shape their lives. 16 Yahweh, truly I am your servant. The psalmist believed in Yahweh, and that gave him confidence to face his adversities. Most scholars consider this to be a Song of Confidence or Trust like Psalm 23, yet it begins with a very lament-like plea for help in verse 1. I found trouble and sorrow. I. The Sum of God's Word Is Truth. We're free to serve God—For God has delivered our souls from death, that we may walk before the Lord in the land of the living. But God sent a man who had trained as a lifeguard to swim to me and pull me to shore. The Court of Women (open to Israelite women). “The cords of death surrounded me” (v. 3a). Pastor Guenther, Can you imagine if there were a drink that would give eternal life and youth? The phrase, “the son of your handmaid,” emphasizes both the psalmist’s double and his perpetual servitude. But we do know that this Psalm is more than a well-composed dissertation on the subject of death in the realm of theory. God's blessings! GOD’S ATTRIBUTES – Vs. 5. We were once had an eternal death penalty hanging over our heads because of our sin. And by it we have God's gift of forgiveness. The preservation of the "simple," in verse 6 and the blessing of salvation. The great danger is lest the mood should pass into a habit, lest we should nurse it until it becomes a chronic attitude of mind, and we begin to lose the taste of its bitterness and to take a morbid pleasure in indulging it. It was a new room for Zachary. We're not even obligated to try our best since the salvation Christ won for us on the cross is complete! IT AFFORDS SUPREME GRATIFICATION TO HIS PATERNAL LOVE. I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people. Psalms 116:11. We have the cup of salvation. He might have been in danger of death (v. 3), but his comments about the “cords of death” could be a metaphor for some other sort of peril. Browse Sermons on Psalm 116:1-8. 2 Because he has turned his ear to me, The text reveals the psalmist as having passed through the shadow of that mood of mind to which we give the name of cynicism. It frees us. We, "will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the. Powered by, Thursday, March 28, 2013 – Maundy Thursday. O believers, it is precious to the Father to see your trials close, to see you entering on the glories of the spotless bride of Christ, to see all tears wiped from your eyes and your voices tuned to the song of Moses and the Lamb, to see you lay aside … 7 Return to your rest, my soul, Now I'm free to go back to the bar and continue my wicked ways!"? I found trouble and sorrow. the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. “Return to your rest, my soul, for Yahweh has dealt bountifully with you” (v. 7). A just person wants adherence to high standards. A name expressed the person’s essential character––something of the person’s power or authority. It did err in being too sweeping, too severe, too suspicious. Nowhere in the Old Testament is it described as a place of punishment. And just as the good brother finished putting on the blood stained clothes, the police arrived and his evil twin slipped out the back. Psalm 116:1-9 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. The sentence was just. Do you think that after the execution of his brother the evil twin said, "Great! Sermons. Open My Eyes That I May See. But in this verse, the psalmist takes the cup of salvation––drinks deeply from the blessing that Yahweh has bestowed on him––on the renewed life that Yahweh has given him. Those of us who have attained a certain age can appreciate the meaning of that gesture. Browse Sermons on Psalm 11. Let's go back to the brother whose good twin was executed in his place. Requiting God: Alexander Maclaren: Psalm 116:12: The Inquiry of the Grateful Heart: S. Conway : Psalm 116:12: Christian Experience and its Results: W. Hancock, B. D. Psalm 116:1-19: Love of God in the Heart: J. Robertson. in the midst of you, Jerusalem. I am your servant, the son of your handmaid” (v. 16). “Then I called on the name of Yahweh” (v. 4a). “I will walk before Yahweh in the land of the living” (v. 9). And we still have this cup today. 1. verse 13, "I will take the cup of salvation." Apr 13, 2012. The contents might be the blessing of abundance (Psalm 23:5) or consolation (Jeremiah 16:7). Psalm 18:1-6. But there is one thing that the psalmist can do. Considering they were identical twins, they had very little in common. 14b (Downers Grove, Illinois:  Inter-Varsity Press, 1973), Limburg, James, Westminster Bible Companion: Psalms (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2000, Mays, James Luther, Interpretation: Psalms (Louisville: John Knox, 1994), McCann, J. Clinton, Jr., The New Interpreter’s Bible: The Book of Psalms, Vol. A heart that trusts in Christ and the cup of salvation he won for us can't help but live a life of thanks. What kind of life does the Psalmist experience now? Even if you're not claustrophobic, it's a terrible feeling. Having gone through that suffering he comes through it closer to God, rejoicing in what he has done. 116. There was much truth in it. While the psalmist believed in Yahweh, he determined that he couldn’t believe in men. The word ‘aman means to have the confidence that comes from depending on a reliable resource, such as a loving parent––or Yahweh. He frees us from the anguish of hell." Scripture: Psalm 119:9–16. Psalm 116. He knew what to do. “Precious in the sight of Yahweh is the death of his saints” (Hebrew: hasiyd) (v. 15). See comments above. As the Psalmist writes, God has freed us from our chains. There was nothing we could do to escape, but cry out for help. Now as we read of how God saved this man from physical death, we can't help but think of the greater miracle: "The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the [hell] came upon me.". He understands that he has received much from Yahweh, but has nothing equivalent to give in return. ), The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary, 6 vol. I am your servant, the son of your handmaid. Instead, he lived to honor the memory of his brother who died for him. Some of us have experienced the cords of death closing around us. Ezekiel uses it to describe someone who sins through ignorance (Ezekiel 45:20). The Immediate Word. A wise counselor once told me, “We do what works for us.”  His point was that, when rewarded for our effort, we will continue to do the same thing again and again. Please feel free to contact Pastor Guenther for more information or some spiritual counsel from God's Word. Thou knowest that I love thee.” “I love the Lord.” Love is said to be blind, but not love to God. Some die young, and others die old. (Psalms 116:10-12); I will accept salvation and pay my vows because His saints' lives are precious before Him (Psalms 116:13-15); henceforth I am thy servant, and as thou hast loosed my bonds I will offer thank-sacrifices in the Lord's house publicly (Psalms 116:16-19). They are also precious because their lives, their faith, and their witness help to move this world toward the ideal that Yahweh wants it to be. Our word hallelujah comes from hallel (praise) and yah (Yahweh or God or the Lord), so it means “praise the Lord.”. A merciful person is willing to forgive the other person’s misdeeds. From the time that his brother took his blood stained clothes and his guilt on himself, that man no longer lived the way he once did. There are also great lessons to be gleaned from the psalms. But free to do what? Since Yahweh has saved his life, the psalmist pledges to walk before Yahweh “in the land of the living”––while the psalmist is alive. He could have no confidence in them. He narrowly escaped death. b. What does he have that Yahweh needs? He found people to be liars––false witnesses. You see, we're free to do whatever we want, but now because of the cup of salvation given to us as a free gift, because of Jesus body and blood given for us for the forgiveness of sins, what every Christian wants, Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.". We have it right here, right now! Dear friends, we are the evil twin. “I will pay my vows to Yahweh, yes, in the presence of all his people” (v. 18). We walk in the freedom of the gospel, with no obligation. Recent scholarship, helpfully, sees this “plea” as a devout desire for continuing protection … Continue reading "Commentary on Psalm 16" Can you imagine the press coverage, the documentaries, the scientific studies, the lines of people waiting to get a drink? 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