| Chapter 116 |
1 | I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice [and] my supplications.
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2 | Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon [him] as long as I live.
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3 | The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
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4 | Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
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5 | Gracious [is] the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God [is] merciful.
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6 | The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
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7 | Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
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8 | For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, [and] my feet from falling.
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9 | I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
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10 | I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
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11 | I said in my haste, All men [are] liars.
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12 | What shall I render unto the LORD [for] all his benefits toward me?
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13 | I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
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14 | I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
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15 | Precious in the sight of the LORD [is] the death of his saints.
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16 | 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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17 | I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
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18 | I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,
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19 | In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
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