Psalms 116
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Psalm 116
1I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry for mercy.
2Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
3The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“Lord, save me!”
5The Lord is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
6The Lord protects the unwary;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
7Return to your rest, my soul,
for the Lord has been good to you.
8For you, Lord, have delivered me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9that I may walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.
10I trusted in the Lord when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted”;
11in my alarm I said,
“Everyone is a liar.”
12What shall I return to the Lord
for all his goodness to me?
13I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the Lord.
14I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
15Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his faithful servants.
16Truly I am your servant, Lord;
I serve you just as my mother did;
you have freed me from my chains.
17I will sacrifice a thank offering to you
and call on the name of the Lord.
18I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
19in the courts of the house of the Lord—
in your midst, Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord.#116:19 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
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Psalm 116
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I Love the Lord
1I #Ps. 18:1 love the Lord, because he has #Ps. 66:19; 118:21heard
my voice and my pleas for mercy.
2Because he #[Ps. 31:2]inclined his ear to me,
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
3 # See Ps. 18:4 The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.
4Then #Ps. 118:5; See Ps. 18:6I called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”
5 # See Ps. 86:15 Gracious is the Lord, and #Ps. 7:9; 119:137; 145:17; Ezra 9:15; Neh. 9:8; Jer. 12:1; Dan. 9:7 righteous;
our God is #See Ps. 62:12merciful.
6The Lord preserves #See Ps. 19:7 the simple;
when #Ps. 79:8; 142:6I was brought low, he saved me.
7Return, O my soul, to your #Jer. 6:16; [Matt. 11:28] rest;
for the Lord has #See Ps. 13:6dealt bountifully with you.
8For #Ps. 49:15; 56:13; [Ps. 86:13]you have delivered my soul from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling;
9I will walk before the Lord
# See Ps. 27:13 in the land of the living.
10 # Cited 2 Cor. 4:13 I believed, #[Ps. 39:3]even when#116:10 Or believed, indeed; Septuagint believed, therefore I spoke:
“I am greatly afflicted”;
11 #
Ps. 31:22 I said in my alarm,
# [Ps. 62:9] “All mankind are liars.”
12What shall I #2 Chr. 32:25render to the Lord
for all his benefits to me?
13I will lift up #[Ps. 16:5] the cup of salvation
and #See Ps. 99:6; 105:1call on the name of the Lord,
14I will #See Ps. 50:14pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
15 # See Ps. 72:14 Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his #See Ps. 50:5saints.
16O Lord, I am your #Ps. 119:125; 143:12; [Ps. 113:1] servant;
I am your servant, #Ps. 86:16 the son of your maidservant.
You have #[Job 12:18]loosed my bonds.
17I will #See Ps. 50:14 offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and #[See ver. 13 above]call on the name of the Lord.
18I will #[See ver. 14 above]pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
19in #See Ps. 92:13 the courts of the house of the Lord,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
# See Ps. 104:35 Praise the Lord!
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