Psalm 116 | From Surrounded by Death to Surrounded by Life

Oct 12, 2025 • John Cole

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THE REALITY OF DEATH

SERMON IN A SENTENCE: Those who love the LORD praise Him together for bringing them from death into life.

1) Love and call on the LORD Who hears and saves from death and distress (v1-4).

Psalm 116:1–4

1 I love the Lord, because he hath heard My voice and my supplications. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 3 The sorrows of death compassed [encircled/entangled] me, And the pains of hell [Sheol/place of the dead] gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

2) Rest and walk in the LORD’s goodness and deliverance as He leads in the land of the living (v5-9).

Psalm 116:5–9

5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful. 6 The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. 7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. 8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, And my feet from falling. 9 I will walk before the Lord In the land of the living.

3) Trust, remember, and worship the LORD now in the presence of His people (v10-14).

Psalm 116:10–14

10 I believed, therefore have I spoken [2 Cor 4:13/LXX]:

I was greatly afflicted: 11

I said in my haste,

All men are liars.

12 What shall I render [pay back] unto the Lord For all his benefits [goodness] toward me? 13 I will take the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of the Lord. 14 I will pay my vows unto the Lord Now in the presence of all his people.

4) Love and praise the LORD now in the presence of God’s people, temple, and city (v15-19).

Psalm 116:15–19

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord Is the death of his saints [ones who faithfully love Him]. 16 O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: Thou hast loosed my bonds. 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the Lord. 18 I will pay my vows unto the Lord Now in the presence of all his people, 19 In the courts of the Lord’s house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

HE TOOK THE CUP

SERMON IN A SENTENCE: Those who love the LORD praise Him together for bringing them from death into life.