Bible Strands
Psalms 116:13
I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, situated between a rhetorical question about repaying divine goodness and a public vow to fulfill promises before the community.
The words — אֶשָּׂ֑א ('e.Sa) means "I will lift up," and יְשׁוּע֥וֹת (ye.shu.'ot) translates literally as "salvations."
The thread — This pairing of lifting a cup and calling on God's name appears in Psalms 16:5 where the LORD is identified as the speaker's cup, and in Psalms 105:1 which commands the public proclamation of His name.
Why it lands — The text requires a tangible act of worship paired with verbal invocation, moving internal gratitude into observable practice.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
Cross-references
- Psalms 16:5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
- Psalms 105:1 Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
- Psalms 116:2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.
- Psalms 80:18 Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name.
- 1 Corinthians 10:21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.
- Psalms 116:17 I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
- Isaiah 12:4 and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
- Luke 22:20 In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.
- 1 Corinthians 10:16 Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
- 1 Corinthians 11:25 In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”