Psalms 116:13
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
Main message
Psalm 116:13 speaks of lifting the cup of salvation and calling on the name of the LORD.
Meaning in context
Psalm 116:10–14 · Faith, salvation, and vows — The speaker reflects on faith under pressure, receives salvation gratefully, and promises public thanksgiving.
The cup functions as an image of gratefully receiving and publicly acknowledging deliverance. Later traditions may connect cup imagery elsewhere, but this verse should first be read in its psalmic context.
Further teachings
Salvation is received with thanksgiving
The image centers gratitude and invocation of God's name.
Cross References: Psalm 116:13.
Applications in daily life
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When marking a deliverance or answered prayer
Receive the gift gratefully and acknowledge God publicly without exaggerating your experience.
Do not present one later liturgical interpretation as the only possible original meaning.
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Common misreadings
The verse by itself proves one later sacramental doctrine.
Later traditions may reuse cup imagery, but Psalm 116:13 first belongs to a thanksgiving song after deliverance.
Related Verses
- Psalms 23:5
“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.”
- Psalms 16:5
“The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.”
- John 10:10
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
- Ephesians 3:20
“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,”
- Psalms 36:8
“They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.”
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How to Apply Psalms 116:13
Use Psalms 116:13 as a daily declaration. Speak it over your circumstances, inserting your name where relevant. Let its promise from Psalms anchor your perspective as you navigate decisions related to on the theme of The Overflowing Cup in the Bible, and share it with one person who might need it today.
Sources & Method
Biblical text
Psalm 116:13 (en).
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- The Lord Will Editorial Team
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