| | Chapter
116 |
| 1 | I
love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. |
| 2 | Because he hath inclined his ear
unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. |
| 3 | The sorrows of death compassed me, and
the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. |
| 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. |
| 6 | The LORD
preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. |
| 7 | Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the
LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee. |
| 8 | For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes
from tears, and my feet from falling. |
|
9 | I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. |
| 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. |
| 12 | What shall I render unto the LORD for
all his benefits toward me? |
| 13
| I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the
LORD. |
| 14 | I will pay my
vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people. |
| 15 | Precious in the sight of the LORD is
the death of his saints. |
| 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. |
|
18 | I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his
people. |
| 19 | In the courts
of the LORD's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD. |
