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A PERSONAL SONG SPEAKING WITH GRATITUDE TO THE LORD
MONDAY, MAY 13
Psalm 116:1-19
Colossians 1:3-6
“… love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart …”
A PERSONAL SONG SPEAKING WITH GRATITUDE TO THE LORD
A commentator has a threefold division of this Psalm. He says, “This Psalm is a threefold engagement of the Psalmist unto thanksgiving unto God, for His mercy unto him, and in particular for some notable delivery of him from death, both bodily and spiritual. The first engagement is that he shall out of love have recourse unto God by prayer (vv.1-2).
The reasons and motives whereof are set down, because of his former deliverance (vv.3-8).
The second engagement is to a holy conversation (v.9) and the reasons are in verses 10 to 13.
The third engagement is to continual praise and service, and specially to pay those vows before the church which he had made in days of sorrow, the reasons are given in verses 14 to 19.”
It is of little use to be harping on the string of man’s imperfection and deceitfulness; it is infinitely better to praise the perfection and faithfulness of God. The Lord has rendered so much mercy to us that we ought to look about us, and look within us, and see what can be done by us to manifest our gratitude. We ought not only do what is plainly before us, but also with holy ingenuity to search out various ways by which we may render fresh praises unto our God.
(Spurgeon)
THOUGHT: What shall I render unto the LORD for all His benefits toward me?
PRAYER: Father, help me to pay my vows unto Thee now in the presence of all Thy people.