Psalm 116
Psalm 116 Meaning
Psalm 116 is a personal song of thanks from someone brought back from the brink of death. The snares of death encompassed him, he called on the name of the LORD, and God delivered his soul.
He asks what he can render to the LORD, and answers by lifting the cup of salvation and paying his vows in the presence of all God's people.
Key verses from Psalm 116
“I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.”
Psalm 116:1
“The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.”
Psalm 116:3
“I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.”
Psalm 116:13
“Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.”
Psalm 116:15
How Psalm 116 points to Jesus
Jesus lifted the true cup of salvation and passed through death into life. Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints, for in Him death has been swallowed up.