I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my supplications. Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament . Precious Deaths The text informs us that the deaths of God's saints are precious to him. New Living Translation I love the LORD because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. 1 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. A. 3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. 4 Then c I … 3 I was caught by the cords of death; * a. the snares of Sheol had seized me; I felt agony and dread. Psalm 116 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Psalm 116:1 Parallel Commentaries. I LOVE the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. I have loved Lord Jehovah who will hear the voice of my prayer. His heart was full of that special joy, tenderness, kindness, and peace, which love produces. From several instances of the Chaldee dialect being used in this Psalm, it appears to have been written after the Babylonian captivity. Isaiah 37:17 (Verses like Psalms 40:1) Psalms 66:19-20 - But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. to my voice in supplication, 2 Who turned an ear to me. King James 2000 Bible I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my supplications. The psalm begins with a profession of love for the Lord, because He listens to prayers (v. 1). Psalm 116:1 Parallel. Read verse in New International Version The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow. —By the Rev. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live . Psalm 116:1 Parallel Verses. Psalm 116 states reasons for the Son’s love for his Father: God heard his prayer and delivered him from death. 2 Because he turned his ear k to me, I will call on him as long as I live. 4 Then I called on the name m of the Lord: “ Lord, save me! 3468, B.C. (Psalm 116:1-2, New International Version) Understanding the Lord's love, presence, and nearness should lead us to serve him and to deepen our relationship with him. 116:1-19). I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. King James Bible I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. The threefold division into Israel, the house of Aaron, and those who fear Jahve is the same as in Psalm 118:2-4. After this confession of Israel there now arises a voice that addresses itself to Israel. How different, then, is the estimate of human life which God forms from that which has ruled the minds of great warriors and mighty conquerors. Read verse in New International Version Psalm 18:1-5 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O LORD, my strength… And he said, “I love You, O Lord, my strength.” 3 The sorrowes of death compassed me, and the paines of hell gate hold vpon me: I … Psalm 116 - I love the LORD because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. on the day I called. Psaume 18:1-5 Au chef des chantres. I love the Lord. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. (v 3) I cried out to the Lord and he saved me marvelously. For the choir director. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. Psalm 116 EXEGESIS: CONTEXT: This is a psalm of individual thanksgiving. 1 I love the Lord, h for he heard my voice; he heard my cry i for mercy. A. love. Psalm 116 - ESV: I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. 2 Because he a inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. Psalm 140:6 I said to the LORD, You are my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD. Psalm 66:19 But truly God has heard me; he has attended to the voice of my prayer. Library. You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.” (Psalm 116:1,8) The LORD heard my prayer. n ” I LOVE the Lord, because He has heard [and now hears] my voice and my supplications. The psalm draws heavily from other psalms so much so that Hupfeld called it a `patched-up psalm'. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. 1 I love the LORD, who listened. “I love the LORD, because he heard the voice of my prayer…. j. Psalm 116 is the only place it appears in the OT. 536. Psalms 116:1 Context. Trésor de l'Écriture. In this old quarto there is an Exposition of Psalm 116; but it is almost wholly political, and worthless for our purpose; we mention it only as a caution, and to prevent disappointment. 2 Because hee hath inclined his eare vnto mee: therefore will I call vpon him as long as I liue. Psalms 116:1-17 NKJV I love the LORD, because He has heard My voice and my supplications. Commentary. .” (Ps. “I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Then I called on the name of the LORD: “LORD, save me!” The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. Because he has inclined his ear to me, I will call {all my days}. 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. The psalmist is giving thanks to Yahweh for saving him from peril (v. 6). my voice and my pleas for mercy. As long as I live. Psalm 18:1 I will love you, O LORD, my strength. Psalm 116:1-5 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. Dr. EDERSHEIM, Torquay, 1873, "there is a brief exposition of Ps 116:1-12. 1 I loue the Lord: because hee hath heard my voice, & my supplications. The cords and sorrows of d 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. (v 2) I was about to die, and in fact I did die! . Psalm 116:2 "Because he hath inclined his ear unto me" : - bowing down from his grandeur to attend to my prayer; the figure seems to be that of a tender physician or loving friend leaning over a sick man whose voice is faint and scarcely audible, so as to catch every accent and whisper. Summary of the Text. I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. In the 1971 Liturgy of the Hours both occur in week 2: 115 (116b) is at the Sunday Vigil and 114 at Friday Vespers. [5] In the Hebrew Psalm 116 begins with (אָהַבְתִּי כִּי יִשְׁמַע יְהוָה אֶת קוֹלִי תַּחֲנוּנָי) (I love that the LORD should hear my voice and my supplications) [6] and in Hebrew is an acrostic Poem . Darby Bible Translation I love Jehovah, for he hath heard my voice and my supplications; World English Bible I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy. That is, the psalmist was conscious of love; he felt it glowing in his soul. Psalm 116. Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live. Psalm 18:1-6. Psalm 116 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;he heard my cry for mercy. The cords of death entangled me,the anguish of the 116 I y love the Lord, because he has z heard . I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Read verse in New International Version 3 b The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish. Because he turned his ear to me,I will call on him as long as I live. PSALM 116 * Thanksgiving to God Who Saves from Death I. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. In "The Golden Diary of Heart Converse with Jesus in the Book of Psalms. Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath! Psalm 116 - LEB: I love [him], because Yahweh has heard {the voice of my supplications}. (v 1) He bent his ear toward me and responded to my prayer. Psalms 40:1 - (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.) GOD'S WORD® Translation I love the LORD because he hears my voice, my pleas for mercy. 4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. Psalm 116 (in the Masoretic or Hebrew numbering) is divided into two psalms in the septuagint numbering of the Vulgate, 114 (first 9 lines) and 115. The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow. The psalmist doesn’t spell out the nature of the peril except that it was extreme. In ancient times, after the Passover feast, this psalm would be read immediately following the third cup of wine called “the cup of Salvation.” For them, this represented the image of a redeemed life provided by God. He heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. Both are assigned to Monday Vespers in the 1911 Roman Breviary of Pius X. love. OT theology viewed this phrase differently than how we would interpret it. Psalm 116:1 "I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice [and] my supplications." The Hebrew rather means, "I love, because the Lord hath heard," etc. He inclined His ear to me, and that is why I call upon Him (v. 2). Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live. Psalm 118:21 I will praise you: for you have heard me, and are become my salvation. 3 The cords of death l entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow. Psalms 116:1 Context. I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of … Psalm 116:1-12 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. 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