Psalm 116


I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

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Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him 1as long as I live.

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The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell 1gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

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Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

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Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

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The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

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Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

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For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

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I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.


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I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

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I said in my haste, All men are liars.

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What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?

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I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.

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I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.

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Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

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O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

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I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

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I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,

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In the courts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.