Message Notes

SSS 4
Book 5
Psalms 107-150
11 August 2024

Psalm 116 Part 2

12 What shall I render to the Lord
For all His benefits toward me?

13 I will take up the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of the Lord.

14 I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people.

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His saints.

16 O Lord, truly I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant;
You have loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people,

19 In the courts of the Lord’s house,
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord!

Psalm 116:12-19

RESPONDING TO THE BENEFITS FROM THE LORD

12 What shall I render to the Lord
For all His benefits toward me?

13 I will take up the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of the Lord.

14 I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people.

Psalm 116:12-14

1. Benefits

a) They are blessings

b) Many are the Lord’s blessings

2. Physical blessings

1Bless the LORD, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!

2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:

3 Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,

4 Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Psalm 103:1-5

a) To bless the Lord

b) To never forget all His blessings

c) To recall His wonderful blessings again and again

A CHANGED OUTLOOK TOWARDS DEATH

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His saints.

16 O Lord, truly I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant;
You have loosed my bonds.

Psalm 116:15-16

1. All would have to face death

2. The death of saints is precious in the sight of the Lord

3. The Psalmist has been loosed from his bonds

a) The fear of death

b) The jaws of death

c) He wants to live for the Lord as His servant

d) He will choose to be conscious that he is “the son of His maidservant”

e) This is an expression of profound humility

A DEEP COMMITMENT EXPRESSED

17 I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people,

19 In the courts of the Lord’s house,
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord!

Psalm 116:17-19

1. To offer the sacrifice of thanksgiving

2. To call on the name of the Lord

3. To pay his vows:

a) In the presence of all the people

b) In the courts of the Lord’s house

c) In the midst of Jerusalem

4. To do all of the above
And to say “Praise the Lord!”