Psalms 116
Treated in 31 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 116:15 The death of his loyal ones weighs heavily in the sight of the LORD. 13
- 116:7 Come back to your rest, my soul, because the LORD has treated you with kindness. 4
- 116:12 What return can I make to the LORD for all his kindness to me? 4
- 116:1 I love the LORD, for he listens when I call to him and plead for mercy. 3
- 116:4 So I cried out to the LORD by name: Please, LORD, save my life! 2
- 116:16 Yes, LORD, I belong to you as your servant, a servant born to your servant woman; you have untied the ropes that bound me. 2
- 116:6 The LORD keeps watch over people with no defense; when I sank down helpless, he rescued me. 1
- 116:9 I will go about my life in the presence of the LORD, here in the lands of the living. 1
- 116:13 I will lift high the cup of salvation and call out the name of the LORD. 1
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Where it is preached
- The Key Teachings of John Bunyan ·
The Valley of the Shadow of Death cites PSALM 116:4
…Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. PSALM 116:4 There is deep wisdom in the change of weapons. Against Apollyon, who argued, Christian…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 10 — The Resemblance Between the Old Testament and the New cites Ps. 116:15
…afterward declares, “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints?” (Ps. 116:15; 34:12). If death were the goal and ultimate limit, no distinction could be observed…
- Communion with God ·
Of the peculiar and distinct communion which the saints have with the Father cites Ps. cxvi. 1
…loveliness, and desirableness that is in him. As the psalmist says, in one particular, Ps. cxvi. 1, “I love the Lord, because!” so may we in general; we love the Lord, because! Or, as…
- The Ten Commandments ·
1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites Psa 116: 1
…our heart boil over in love to God. ‘I love the Lord because he has heard my voice.’ Psa 116: 1. It is one thing to love our mercies, another thing to love the Lord. Deliverance is in…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 20 — Of Prayer cites Ps. 116:1
…toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord,” (Ps. 116:12, 13). This rule the Church follows in another psalm, “Save us, O Lord our God, and…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Fourth Stage cites Psa. 116:4
…Eph. 6:18; so he cried, in my hearing, O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. Psa. 116:4. Thus he went on a great while, yet still the flames would be reaching towards him; also…
- A Short and Easy Method of Prayer ·
A Word to Preachers cites Ps. cxvi. 6
…(Ps. xix. 7). “The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and He helped me” (Ps. cxvi. 6). O ye who have the oversight of souls! see that you do not prevent the little ones from…
- The Bondage of the Will ·
Discussion: Part the First cites Psalm cxvi. 7
…of Psalm cxxvi. 1, “When the Lord shall turn again the captivity of Zion;” and that of Psalm cxvi. 7, “Turn again into thy rest, O my soul.” Hence, Malachi, in a very brief compendium, has…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 2 — Of Faith cites Psalm 116:7
…waves, it is not without reason he exhorts his soul to return to her quiet rest (Psalm 116:7). And yet (what is strange) amid those commotions, faith sustains the believer’s heart…
- The Key Teachings of Augustine of Hippo ·
Restless Until It Rests in Thee cites PSALM 116:7
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee. PSALM 116:7 The Confessions opens not with Augustine but with God. “Great art Thou, O Lord,” it…
- The Mortification of Sin in Believers ·
When the heart is disquieted by sin, speak no peace to it until God speak it cites Ps. cxvi. 7
…good, and desirable to the will and affections; by them the “soul returns unto its rest,” Ps. cxvi. 7. (4.) Which is worst of all, it amends not the life, it heals not the evil, it cures not…
- All Things for Good ·
The best things work for good to the godly cites Psalm cxvi. 9
…are whetstones to obedience. “I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living” (Psalm cxvi. 9). He that takes a review of his blessings, looks upon himself as a person engaged for…
- Practical Religion ·
Riches and Poverty cites Ps. cxvi. 12
…love in return, and cry, "What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits?" (Ps. cxvi. 12.) Feeling that you have freely received countless mercies, you will think it a privilege…
- Our Daily Walk ·
November cites Psa 116:12
…GRACE OF GRATITUDE “What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits toward me?”— Psa 116:12. GOD'S BENEFITS are here compared to a cup or chalice brimming with salvation. It seems…
- Old Paths ·
Our Hope! cites Psalm cxvi. 12
…light.” Let me prove that I am Christ’s friend, “by keeping His commandments.” (Psalm cxvi. 12; 1 Cor vi. 20; 1 Peter ii. 9; John xv. 14.) This is a point which has been of infinite…
- Old Paths ·
Forgiveness cites Ps. cxvi. 12
…and in Spirit, which are His. “What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits?” (Ps. cxvi. 12), is a leading principle in a pardoned heart. It was the remembrance of Jesus showing…
- Our Daily Walk ·
May cites Psa 116:13
…OF COMMUNION “I will take the cup of Salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.”— Psa 116:13. “And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it…
- Portraits of Courage – Mary Slessor ·
The Time of the Singing of Birds cites Psalm 116:15
…puts it another way: “Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints” (Psalm 116:15, ASV). She would not have used the word “saint” of herself. She had told her friends she…
- Portraits of Courage – Mary Slessor ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Psalm 116:15
…thing can ever be lost.” Scriptures to revisit Song of Solomon 2:10-13; John 11:25-26; Psalm 116:15. Reflection 1. What did her last letters reveal about her? 2. How would you like to be…
- The Key Teachings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer ·
The Pastor Who Went Back cites PSALM 116:15
…stayed safe and went back. Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. PSALM 116:15 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. Bonhoeffer described a change from using the Bible to being…
- The Key Teachings of Ignatius of Antioch ·
From Syria Even unto Rome cites PSALM 116:15
…say so than to invent it. Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. PSALM 116:15 The letters after him. The seven letters were copied and treasured, and in time other…
- Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone ·
Chitambo’s Village cites Psalm 116:15
“Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.” — Psalm 116:15, ASV The Company On 25 August 1872, Livingstone left Unyanyembe for the last time. His…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Hallelujah cites Psalm 116:15
…Congolese. The psalm says, “Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints” (Psalm 116:15, ASV). The word “saints” in the Bible does not mean people without faults. It means…
- The Key Teachings of Corrie ten Boom ·
No Pit So Deep cites PSALM 116:15
…of us should mostly listen. Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. PSALM 116:15 A charge to tell Betsie did not only believe the love of God was deeper than the pit. She…
- Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Psalm 116:15
…probably kneeling, among people who had stayed with him for years. Scriptures to revisit Psalm 116:15; 2 Timothy 4:6-8. Reflection 1. How do you hold a cherished story that cannot be proved?…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Psalm 116:15
…in great numbers to bury him. Scriptures to revisit 2 Timothy 4:6-8; Revelation 19:6; Psalm 116:15. Reflection 1. What does it mean to finish the course? 2. Why does the grief of the…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.6 The Sixth Commandment cites Psa 116: 15
…so that to destroy him is to pull down the pillars of a nation. He is precious to God. Psa 116: 15. He is a member of Christ’s body; therefore what injury is offered to him is done to God…
- The Key Teachings of Catherine Booth ·
A Religion to Die With cites PSALM 116:15
…believed hers were waiting. Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. PSALM 116:15 Weighing it Her confidence is a gift to anyone facing death. But one caution needs to be…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 5 — Of the Modes of Supplementing Satisfaction cites Ps. 116:15
…Ep. 81). “Although the death of many saints was precious in the sight of the Lord (Ps. 116:15), yet no innocent man’s slaughter was the propitiation of the world. The just received…
- Talks to the Farmer ·
The Broken Fence cites Psalm 116:16
…and upheld by a father’s faithful life. “I am your servant, the son of your maidservant” (Psalm 116:16, ESV). David felt it to be both an honor and a sacred bond that he was the son of one who…
- Our Daily Walk ·
December cites Psa 116:16
…lifelong devotion, be sure that your promise is kept. What a glorious affirmation is in Psa 116:16: “O Lord, truly I am Thy servant.” The duplication of the sentence is very significant…