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Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18 (13)

The Cup of Salvation

May 27, 2027

The Antioch Chalice, Early Byzantine, unidentified silversmith
The Antioch Chalice, Early Byzantine, unidentified silversmith, 500–550The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
A silver-gilt cup in an openwork cage of vines and figures, found in Syria and once claimed as the Holy Grail. It is a sixth-century standing lamp or chalice.What shall I return to the Lord for all his bounty to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkThe largest art museum in the Americas, founded in 1870 by a group of New Yorkers who wanted one and had no collection to start from.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Roman Lectionary
GospelMk. 14:12-16, 22-26Mk 14:12-16, 22-26
Second ReadingHeb. 9:11-15Heb 9:11-15Alt. 2nd ReadingOptional Sequence: Lauda Sion
First ReadingExod. 24:3-8Ex 24:3-8
Responsorial PsalmPs. 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18 (13)Ps 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18 (13)

Overview & Insights

“I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.” (Psalm 116:13)

Psalm 116 is a thanksgiving psalm that celebrates deliverance from near-death distress (cf. esp. Ps. 30). It consists of a proclamation of praise and an introductory summary (vv. 1–2), as well as recollections of the distress (v. 3), of the cry to God (v. 4), and of Yahweh’s deliverance (vv. 8–11). Contained in this report is hymnic praise (vv. 5–6; so cf. 30:4–5, which also “interrupts” a report of deliverance) that confesses a general principle of praise exemplified in this testimony. The closing section narrates the thanksgiving rituals and ceremony that accompany the singing of this thanksgiving psalm (vv. 12–14, 17–19), along with more embedded hymnic praise and personal testimony (vv. 15–16).

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Commentary

Enduring Word: Psalm 116Enduring Word: Ps 116 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the psalm of thanksgiving for deliverance.

BibleHub: Commentaries on Psalm 116:12BibleHub: Commentaries on Ps 116:12 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries on the cup of salvation and the payment of vows.

Background & Word Study

Sefaria: Psalms 116 (Hebrew)Sefaria: Ps 116 (Hebrew) Sefaria

Hebrew text with English and Jewish commentary on the psalm.

BibleHub: Psalm 116 InterlinearBibleHub: Ps 116 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew-English interlinear for word-level study of the psalm.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Psalm 116Catena: Ps 116 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on Psalm 116.

Questions preachers ask

Why is Psalm 116 sung in Holy Week?

Delivered from the snares of death, the psalmist vows to lift the cup of salvation and pay his vows, words fitting for the night of the Last Supper.

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