Psalm, Chapter 116
Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death.
116 I love the Lord, because He hears
My voice and my supplications.
- The title explains the true reason to give God thanks
- For deliverance from death
o That is was God gave us by sending His son Jesus Christ
o He delivered us from death by making a way for us to be forgiven for our sin
§ By grace you are saved not of works lest any man should boast
- I love the Lord, because Hears
o We should love the Lord because He hears us cry out or pray
- My voice and my supplications
o My voice is used to talk to God
o My supplications are urgent requests (911)
2 Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.
- Because He has inclined His ear to me
o Notice the Psalmist knows God heard him
- Therefore I shall upon Him as long as I live
o If you know God is listening to you
o You would talk to Him over and over
o Only people who don’t think God listens or God cares don’t pray
§ The devil wants you to think God doesn’t listen to you but He does!
§ So talk to the Lord often (pray without ceasing)
3 The cords of death encompassed me
And the [a]terrors of [b]Sheol [c]came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
- This is a description of absolute desperation
- It seems its all over
o The cords of death encompassed me (entangled)
o The terrors of Sheol came upon me (fear of death& hell)
o I found distress and sorrow (it’s what he found)
- It seems like a critical moment
o You must decide to give up or turn to God
o Cry out to the Lord and He will help you
4 Then I called upon the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I beseech You, [d]save my life!”
- Then I called upon the name of the Lord
o When the Psalmist was at the end of his rope
o He decided to call upon the name of the Lord
§ The name of the Lord is Jesus Christ
§ This is the only name that can save you from Sheol
- O Lord, I beseech You, save my life!
o Notice he beseeched
§ ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something
§ what did he ask the Lord “to save my life”
o this is what we need to ask the Lord
§ please save my life
· this will literally save your life for eternity
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