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Psalm 116:13

I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the LORD’s name.

11I said in my haste, “All people are liars.”
12What will I give to the LORD for all his benefits toward me?
13I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the LORD’s name.
14I will pay my vows to the LORD, yes, in the presence of all his people.
15Precious in the LORD’s sight is the death of his saints.
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The cup of salvation answers the question of what to give God, turning gratitude toward receiving his help and calling on his name.

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Where else Scripture says this

11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.Both psalms speak of a cup in the setting of God’s goodness, with salvation here and an overflowing cup in Psalm 23.
Psalm 16:5The LORD assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.Both passages connect a cup with the LORD’s provision, naming salvation here and an assigned portion in Psalm 16.
Psalm 116:2Because he has turned his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.Both verses express the resolve to call on the LORD, linking his help with prayer that continues.
Psalm 105:1Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.Calling on the LORD’s name appears in both passages as part of a response to his goodness.
1 Corinthians 10:21You can’t both drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You can’t both partake of the table of the Lord and of the table of demons.Both passages associate a cup with the Lord, while Corinthians addresses the incompatibility of his table with the table of demons.
1 Corinthians 10:16The cup of blessing which we bless, isn’t it a sharing of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, isn’t it a sharing of the body of Christ?Both texts use a cup in worship, though Corinthians identifies its cup with sharing in the blood of Christ.
Luke 22:20Likewise, he took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.The cup is the shared image; the psalm names salvation, while Jesus names the new covenant in his blood.
Isaiah 12:4In that day you will say, “Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Declare his doings among the peoples! Proclaim that his name is exalted!Both passages join gratitude for God’s deeds with calling on his name.
1 Corinthians 11:25–27In the same way he also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in memory of me.”Both passages feature a cup, though Corinthians records Jesus naming the new covenant and commanding remembrance of him.
Luke 22:17–18He received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, “Take this and share it among yourselves,Both passages place taking a cup within a thankful response to God, with Luke also describing its sharing.
Matthew 26:27He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, “All of you drink it,A cup accompanies gratitude in both settings, while Matthew describes Jesus giving thanks and passing it to his disciples.
Where this verse fits

Gratitude. answered prayer. praise and worship.

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One step

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Thank YHWH for one specific act of help

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Encouragement

Gratitude has room for continued dependence on God. The person taking the cup of salvation still calls on YHWH’s name; receiving help does not end prayer.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).