Psalms 115 (DRB)

Chapter Text

115:1 I have believed, therefore have I spoken; but I have been humbled exceedingly.

115:2 I said in my excess: Every man is a liar.

115:3 What shall I render to the Lord, for all the things that he hath rendered to me?

115:4 I will take the chalice of salvation; and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

115:5 I will pay my vows to the Lord before all his people:

115:6 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

115:7 O Lord, for I am thy servant: I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds:

115:8 I will sacrifice to thee the sacrifice of praise, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

115:9 I will pay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people:

115:10 In the courts of the house of the Lord, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "believed", "therefore", "spoken", "been", "humbled", "exceedingly", "said", and "excess". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "believed" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "believed" and "therefore" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "believed" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.