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Psalm 116:8a "For You have delivered my soul from death..."

Day 258 – Psalm 116

“For You have delivered my soul from death…” Psalm 116:8a

GREAT DISTRESS EXPERIENCED

Prior to his deliverance, the psalmist seemed to have experienced great distress. This turmoil of the heart and mind may be detected in the following text.

“For You have delivered my soul from death,
My eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
I will walk before the LORD
In the land of the living.
I believed, therefore I spoke,
‘I am greatly afflicted.’
I said in my haste,
‘All men are liars.'”
Psalm 116:8-11

1. Great stress felt

a) Tears came.
b) Danger of falling was felt.
c) Hasty words were uttered.
i) “I am greatly afflicted.”
(Negative connotations embedded)
ii) “All men are liars”
(Not entirely correct)
iii) These words were spoken out of deep conviction too. (NB. “I believed”)

2. Deep gratitude to God for His deliverance

a) God had granted great deliverance.
i) From death
ii) From tears
iii) From falling
b) A new determination

The psalmist determined that he would walk before the Lord even more consciously.