God’s Word Translation
Psalms 116:13
13I will take the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.
Psalms 116:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord,
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will take up the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of the Lord.
Context of Psalms 116:13
11I also said when I was panic-stricken, “Everyone is undependable.” 12How can I repay the Lord for all the good that he has done for me? I will take the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord. 14I will keep my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people. 15Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones.
Read all of Psalms 116Psalms 116:13 word by word
כּוֹס־יְשׁוּע֥וֹת אֶשָּׂ֑א וּבְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָֽא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 116:13
- Psalms 116:17I will bring a song of thanksgiving to you as a sacrifice. I will call on the name of the Lord.
- Luke 22:17Then he took a cup and spoke a prayer of thanksgiving. He said, “Take this, and share it.
- 1 Corinthians 10:16When we bless the cup of blessing aren’t we sharing in the blood of Christ? When we break the bread aren’t we sharing in the body of Christ?
- 1 Corinthians 11:25When supper was over, he did the same with the cup. He said, “This cup is the new promise made with my blood. Every time you drink from it, do it to remember me.”
- Psalms 116:2I will call on him as long as I live because he turns his ear toward me.
- Psalms 105:1Give thanks to the Lord. Call on him. Make known among the nations what he has done.
- Isaiah 14:2People will take them and bring them to their own place. The nation of Israel will possess nations as male and female slaves in the Lord’s land. They will take their captors captive and rule their oppressors.
Commentaries on Psalms 116:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13I will take the cup of salvation - Literally, The cup of salvation, or deliverance, will I lift up. Alluding to the action in taking the cup of blessing among the Jews, which, when the person or master of the family lifted up, he said these words, "Blessed be the Lord, the Maker of the world, who has created the fruit of the vine!" But it may probably allude to the libation-offering, Numbers 28:7; for the three last verses seem to intimate that the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13I will take the cup of salvation - Compare the notes at Psalm 11:6. The “cup of salvation” means the cup by which his sense of the greatness of the salvation might be expressed - the cup of thanksgiving. Compare the notes at 1 Corinthians 10:16. The reference seems to be to a custom in festivals of drinking a cup of wine as a special expression of thanks or of obligation. The act would be more solemn, and the truth more deeply impressed on the mind, when…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 10-19 When troubled, we do best to hold our peace, for we are apt to speak unadvisedly. Yet there may be true faith where there are workings of unbelief; but then faith will prevail; and being humbled for our distrust of God's word, we shall experience his faithfulness to it. What can the pardoned sinner, or what can those who have been delivered from trouble or distress, render to the Lord for his benefits? We cannot in any way profit him. Our…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-14The Lord’s gracious gifts are so great that the psalmist can do nothing to repay his debt. Keeping his promises publicly demonstrates his gratitude. All he has done for the psalmist includes answers to prayer, rescue, and life. The cup of salvation overflows with God’s blessings (Psalm 23:5), unlike the cup of judgment (75:8). The psalmist makes vows (Psalm 116:18) to praise the Lord publicly (116:17–18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1412-14. These are modes of expressing acts of worship (compare Psa 116:4; Psa 50:14; Jon 2:9).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 116
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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