Albert Barnes Commentary Psalms 116:12

"What shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me?" — Psalms 116:12 (ASV)

What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits toward me?—All His “recompenses”—the same word that in Psalms 116:7 is rendered “hath dealt bountifully.” The question here relates to that.

What return can be equal to His bounties? What will be a proper acknowledgment of them? With what can I repay Him for them all? This question is both natural and proper.

It is one that we naturally ask when we have received a favor from our fellow mortals. How much more proper is it, then, in view of the favors we receive from God—especially considering the mercy of God in the gift of a Saviour, and the love manifested in the redemption of the soul! What can be an adequate return for love like that—for mercies so great, so undeserved?