14 I will pay my vows to Yahweh, Yes, in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of Yahweh is the death of his saints.
16 Yahweh, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, the son of your handmaid. You have freed me from my chains.
17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call on the name of Yahweh.
18 I will pay my vows to Yahweh, Yes, in the presence of all his people,
19 In the courts of Yahweh's house, In the midst of you, Jerusalem. Praise Yah!
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Commentary on Psalms 116 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 116
This is a thanksgiving psalm; it is not certain whether David penned it upon any particular occasion or upon a general review of the many gracious deliverances God had wrought for him, out of six troubles and seven, which deliverances draw from him many very lively expressions of devotion, love, and gratitude; and with similar pious affections our souls should be lifted up to God in singing it. Observe,
These are such breathings of a holy soul as bespeak it very happy.
Psa 116:1-9
In this part of the psalm we have,
Psa 116:10-19
The Septuagint and some other ancient versions make these verses a distinct psalm separate from the former; and some have called it the Martyr's psalm, I suppose for the sake of v. 15. Three things David here makes confession of:-