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The Cup of Salvation

TEXT: Psalm 116:12-14

Romans 10:13 — For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Psalm 116:12-14 — What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits 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.

From the Grave to the Land of the Living (THERE IS A LIVING DEATH)

  • Israel was 70 years captivity in Babylong, it was A LIVING DEATH

It appears to have been written after the captivity, and to be a thanksgiving to God for that. 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.

  • for a jew: can't sing the songs of zion, can't attend the synagogue or properly keep the feasts, etc. ALL THAT MADE THEM UNIQUE IN THE EARTH was kept from them.

  • A Living Death

15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

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Romans 6:23 — For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 7:24 — O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?

Ephesians 2:1 — And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

God Would Provide a Panacea (A Cure All for for the Whole Man)

  • 1 Corinthians 15:3 — For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

  • A FREE & HEALTHY NATION, No King but God (ROD OF IRON)

Revelation 22:2 — In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

  • A FREE MAN, not subject to any law contrary to God's law
    • MIND/SOUL, BODY, SPIRIT FREEDOM and HEALTH

Isaiah 53:5 — But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

LOVE is the First Response (LOVE BEGATS LOVE)

Ps 116:1 ¶ I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

1 John 4:19 We love him, because he first loved us.

  • Not that the sum of your attitude toward God, be that of TERROR (even though HE IS TERRIBLE), but the primary atttitude be that of LOVE.

A Natural Response to this NEW LIFE (CALL UPON HIS NAME)

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.

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.

  • Is it simple? Grammy R. pious and faithful, backslide for an hour once.

Scriptures

Psalms 95:1 — O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

Ps 116:1 ¶ 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 me, and the pains of hell 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. 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. 10 ¶ I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted: 11 I said in my haste, All men are liars. 12 What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits 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. 15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. 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.