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Salmos 116:1
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Amo al Señor , porque oye mi voz y mis súplicas.
Amo a Jehov�, pues ha o�do mi voz y mis s�plicas.
Amo al SE�OR, porque ha o�do mi voz y mis s�plicas.
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
am 3468, bc 536 - Title From several instances of the Chaldee dialect being used in this Psalm, it appears to have been written after the Babylonian captivity.
love: Psalms 18:1-6, Psalms 119:132, Mark 12:33, John 21:17, 1 John 4:19, 1 John 5:2, 1 John 5:3
because: Psalms 18:6, Psalms 31:22, Psalms 31:23, Psalms 34:3, Psalms 34:4, Psalms 40:1, Psalms 66:19, Psalms 66:20, Psalms 69:33, Genesis 35:2, 1 Samuel 1:26, John 16:24
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:19 - and thou Genesis 24:21 - wondering at Genesis 24:52 - worshipped Genesis 35:3 - who answered Deuteronomy 11:1 - thou shalt Deuteronomy 26:7 - we cried 1 Samuel 1:27 - and the Lord 2 Samuel 22:1 - David 1 Kings 9:3 - I have heard 1 Kings 22:32 - Jehoshaphat 1 Chronicles 4:10 - God granted 2 Chronicles 18:31 - Jehoshaphat Esther 5:2 - she Job 9:16 - If I had Job 22:27 - make thy Job 33:26 - pray Psalms 3:4 - I cried Psalms 6:9 - will receive Psalms 28:6 - General Psalms 59:16 - day Psalms 66:17 - I cried Psalms 71:2 - incline Psalms 77:1 - gave Psalms 118:21 - General Song of Solomon 1:7 - O thou Isaiah 38:9 - writing Lamentations 3:56 - hast
Gill's Notes on the Bible
I love the Lord,.... As the Messiah, David's antitype, did; of which he gave the fullest proof by his obedience to his will; and as David, the man after God's own heart, did, and as every good man does; and the Lord is to be loved for the perfections of his nature, and especially as they are displayed in Christ, and salvation by him; and for his works of creation, providence, and grace, and particularly for his great love shown in redemption, regeneration, and other blessings of grace, as well as for what follows.
Because he hath heard my voice and my supplication; in the original text the words lie thus, "I love, because the Lord hath heard", or "will hear"; and so read the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, Syriac, and Arabic versions, and so the Targum; and may be rendered, "I love that the Lord should hear me", so the Syriac and Arabic versions; nothing is more desirable and grateful to good men than that the Lord should hear them; but Kimchi and others transpose the words as we do, which gives a reason why he loved the Lord; because he heard his prayers, which were vocal, put up in a time of distress, in an humble and submissive manner, under the influence of the Spirit of grace and supplication, in the name of Christ, for his righteousness sake, and through his mediation; and such supplications are heard and answered by the Lord, sooner or later; and which engages the love of his people to him; see Psalms 34:1. It may be applied to Christ, who offered up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears, and was always heard; and for which he thanked his Father and loved him, Hebrews 5:7.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I love the Lord - The Hebrew rather means, “I love, because the Lord hath heard,” etc. That is, the psalmist was conscious of love; he felt it glowing in his soul; his heart was full of that special joy, tenderness, kindness, peace, which love produces; and the source or reason of this, he says, was that the Lord had heard him in his prayers.
Because he hath heard ... - That is, This fact was a reason for loving him. The psalmist does not say that this was the only reason, or the main reason for loving him, but that it was the reason for that special joy of love which he then felt in his soul. The main reason for loving God is his own excellency of nature; but still there are other reasons for doing it, and among them are the benefits which he has conferred on us, and which awaken the love of gratitude. Compare the notes at 1 John 4:19.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
PSALM CXVI
The psalmist praises God for his deliverance from thraldom,
which he compares to death and the grave, 1-9.
The exercises through which he had passed, 10, 11.
His gratitude for these mercies, and resolution to live to
God's glory, 12-19.
NOTES ON PSALM CXVI
This Psalm is also without a title, and its author is unknown. It appears to have been written after the captivity, and to be a thanksgiving to God for that glorious event. The psalmist compares this captivity to death and the grave; and shows the happy return to the promised land, called here, The land of the living. The people recollect the vows of God which were upon them, and purpose to fulfil them. They exhult at being enabled to worship God in the temple at Jerusalem.
The Syriac, which abounds in conjectural prefaces, supposes this Psalm to have been written on the occasion of Saul coming to the mouth of the cave in which David lay hidden; but spiritually taken, it relates to the bringing of a new people, the Gentiles, to the Christian faith. In a few MSS. this Psalm is joined to the preceding. Many think it relates wholly to the passion, death, and triumph of Christ. Most of the fathers were of this opinion.
Verse Psalms 116:1. I love the Lord because he hath heard — How vain and foolish is the talk, "To love God for his benefits to us is mercenary, and cannot be pure love!" Whether pure or impure, there is no other love that can flow from the heart of the creature to its Creator. We love him, said the holiest of Christ's disciples, because he first loved us; and the increase of our love and filial obedience is in proportion to the increased sense we have of our obligation to him. We love him for the benefits bestowed on us. Love begets love.
