Bible Study Notes 9/30/2025

Concord Baptist Church
Sep 30
3 min read

Journey in the Psalms: Prayer, Praise and Promise

Concord Baptist Church of Boston in Milton – Conley Hughes, Jr., Senior Pastor

Quiet Time: Tracy M. Summer, Psalms: An All-In-One Study on God’s Song Book

Lesson 23

30 Sept. 2025

Lesson 23, Psalm 116:1-19 NLT: The intervention of God at a critical moment in a person’s life, often will remain as a living testimony to the boundless love and mercy of the Lord. This is the experience we encountered in Psalm 116. The writer has overcome a critical illness, where he desperately called on God to heal him and to save his life. In that season of despair, the psalmist learned God does hear the cries of His children. Help comes in such a significant manner, one is not prone to ever forget. God’s mercy and love resonate and remains within the heart and soul. Because the psalmist was near death, God’s restoration of his health induces spontaneous and sustaining praise. There are moments of unashamed praise publicly; and, there is unhindered thanksgiving and praise in the House of the Lord among other worshipers. The psalmist is obligated to “fulfill” the vows he made to God, through his offerings. This act of giving will be done, without any reservation, publicly in the House of the Lord. The psalmist reserves his highest gratitude and praise to God for who He is and all He does! This great God’s mercies and love can never be erased!

Verses & Explanations for Psalm 116:1-19, NLT:

Observe Interpret Apply

(Verses 1-2)– Loving the God Who Hears Me.

(Verses 3-4) – Critical Prayers the Lord Hears.

(Verses 5-7) – The Lord Brings Peace to the soul.

(Verses 8-11) – Praising God for deliverance.

(Verses 12-14) – Publicly Praising God for Blessings.

(Verses 15-19) – Publicly praising God in His House.

The Key Idea:

What We Believe!

1. “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path!” - Psalm 119:105

Key Verses:

Psalm 116:1-2, NLT

¹ “I love the Lord because He hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. ² Because He bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!

Psalm 116:3-4, NLT

³Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow. ⁴Then I called on the name of the Lord: “Please, Lord, save me!”

Psalm 116:5-7, NLT

⁵How kind the Lord is! How good He is.! So merciful, this God of ours! ⁶ The Lord protects those of childlike faith. I was facing death, and He saved me. ⁷ Let my soul be at rest again, for the Lord has been good to me.

Psalm 116:8-11, NLT

⁸ He has saved me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. ⁹ And so I walk in the Lord’s presence as I live here on earth! ¹⁰I believe in you, so I said. “I am deeply troubled, Lord!” ¹¹ In my anxiety I cried to you, “These people are all liars!”

Psalm 116:12-14, NLT

¹² What can I offer to the Lord for all He has done for me? ¹³ I will lift up the cup of salvation and praise the Lord’s name for saving me. ¹⁴I will keep my promises to the Lord in the presence of all His people.

Psalm 116:15-19, NLT

¹⁵ The Lord cares deeply when His loved ones die. ¹⁶ O Lord, I am your servant, born into your household; you have freed me from my chains. ¹⁷ I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord. ¹⁸ I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all His people – ¹⁹ in the house of the Lord in the heart of Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!”

Further Helpful Verses:

Jeremiah 33:3, NLT

^{3 “}Askme and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.”

Psalm 30:5, NLT

⁵ “For His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.”