I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
David has endured terrible torment and danger, but God preserved him when all hope would have failed. His deliverance makes God's power so conspicuous that gratitude is the only response he can offer for such innumerable benefits.
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Commenting on Psalm 116:1-19
I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. This is the Psalmist's second resolution, to live as in the sight of God in the midst of the sons of men. By a man's walk is understood his way of life: some men live only as in the sight of their fellow men, having regard to human judgment and opinion; but the...
God heard David's prayer and inclined His ear with condescending tenderness toward groanings that cannot be uttered. Such answers kindle love for God and resolve to call upon Him all our days, since we have seen Him answer despite our unworthiness and weakness.
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Commenting on Psalm 116:1-9