Psalms 116

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1

I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice — my appeal for mercy.

2

Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.

3

The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

4

Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”

5

The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

6

The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.

7

Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.

8

For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

9

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

10

I believed, therefore I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”

11

In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”

12

How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?

13

I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.

14

I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.

15

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.

16

Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.

17

I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.

18

I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,

19

in the courts of the LORD’s house, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

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English: Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Grammar from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Sentence structure and references from MACULA Greek and Hebrew (Biblica / Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meaning groups from the UBS MARBLE Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Greek, based on Louw & Nida. Words marked with a dotted line are found in only some manuscripts.