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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 116 Theodoret applies this psalm to the distresses of the Jews in the times of the Maccabees under Antiochus Epiphanes; and R. Obadiah interprets some passages in it of the Grecians of those times; but it rather seems to have been written by David on account of some troubles of his, out of which he was delivered; and refers either to the times of Saul, and the persecutions...
John Gill
Gracious is the Lord,.... So the psalmist found him, calling upon him; so he is in Christ, the author and giver of all grace, to help in time of need. And righteous; faithful to his promises, just in every dispensation of his providence, even in afflictive ones; righteous in punishing the enemies of his people, and in saving, justifying, and pardoning them for Christ's sake. Yea, our God is...
Matthew Henry
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....
Charles H. Spurgeon
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Wonderful combination — gracious and yet righteous. And if you want to know how this can be, look at Calvary, where Jesus dies that we may live. “Oh! the sweet wonders of that cross, where God the Saviour loved and died” — where there was the justice of God to the full, and the mercy of God without bound. “Gracious is the Lord and righteous.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
Yea, our God is merciful. The LORD preserveth the simple: Those that have such a deal of wit may take care of themselves, but “the Lord preserveth the simple,” the straightforward, the plain-minded — those who believe his word without raising questions. “The Lord preserveth the simple.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; A curious mixture. You will never understand it until you stand at the foot of the cross. Psa_116:5. Yea, our God is merciful. That is the practical outcome of the holy conjunction of grace and righteousness in the atoning sacrifice of Christ. “Our God is merciful.” Sometimes when people cannot read well, they spell the words, and one, I remember, spelt God in...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;— That is a strange combination which the ungodly cannot understand. It is a riddle never to be read except at the cross: “Gracious is the Lord, and righteous.” That is what every troubled conscience wants to know,— how God can be just and yet can pardon sin; but we who have believed in Jesus do know that, and it is our joy to say, “Gracious is the Lord, and...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. All who have ever tried him have proved him to be so, — merciful to forgive our sin, — merciful to help us in the time of trouble, - merciful to strengthen us in the performance of our duty: “Our God is merciful.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. Listen to that blessed little sentence, those of you who are full of sin, and who are therefore afraid that God will cast you away for ever: “Out God is merciful.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. Poor simpletons, who cannot help themselves, but who are, nevertheless, free from deceit and craft, and take God’s Word as they find it,-sincere simple souls, who trust in the Lord, he will take care of them, but he will leave those who think they are wise enough to...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. The psalmist was delivered by an act of grace, yet it was an act of righteousness, for God is not unrighteous to break his own promise, and he has promised to help his people. Grace and righteousness both guarantee answers to believing prayers, and mercy comes in to make assurance doubly sure: “Yea, our God is merciful.”