I love the LORD, because He has heard
My voice and my supplications. 2 Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live. 3 The pains of death surrounded me,
And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me;
I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then I called upon the name of the LORD:
“O LORD, I implore You, deliver my soul!”
5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;
Yes, our God is merciful. 6 The LORD preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me. 7 Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. 8 For You have delivered my soul from death,
My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.
9 I will walk before the LORD
In the land of the living. 10 I believed, therefore I spoke,
“I am greatly afflicted.” 11 I said in my haste,
“All men are liars.” 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!
I was brought low, and He saved me.
Psalm 116
Anguish Remembered 116:1-4
Psalm 116:1-4
I love the LORD, because He has heard
My voice and my supplications. 2 Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live. 3 The pains of death surrounded me,
And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me;
I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then I called upon the name of the LORD:
“O LORD, I implore You, deliver my soul!”
Remembered Mercy 116:5-11
Psalm 116:5-11
5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;
Yes, our God is merciful. 6 The LORD preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me. 7 Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. 8 For You have delivered my soul from death,
My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.
9 I will walk before the LORD
In the land of the living. 10 I believed, therefore I spoke,
“I am greatly afflicted.” 11 I said in my haste,
“All men are liars.”
Fervent Gratitude 116:12-19
Psalm 116:12-19
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,
#1 Gratitude Is Necessary, Hopelessness is Not
#2 We Must See God’s Hand in Our Lives
ere are key New Testament passages about prayers being answered:
Jesus’s direct promises:
Matthew 7:7-11 - “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened”
Matthew 21:21-22 - Faith and prayer can move mountains; “whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it”
Mark 11:24 - “Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours”
John 14:13-14 - “Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son”
John 15:7 - “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you”
John 15:16 - “Whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give it to you”
John 16:23-24 - “Whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you”
Apostolic teaching:
James 1:5-6 - Ask God for wisdom in faith without doubting
James 5:16 - “The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working”
1 John 3:21-22 - “Whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments”
1 John 5:14-15 - Confidence that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us
Philippians 4:6-7 - Present requests to God with thanksgiving
Parables on persistence:
Luke 11:5-13 - Parable of the friend at midnight
Luke 18:1-8 - Parable of the persistent widow
#3 Rest in God
Psalm 116. I love the LORD, because He has heard My voice and my supplications. 2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live. 3 The pains of death surrounded me, And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then I called upon the name of the LORD: “O LORD, I implore You, deliver my soul!”.