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I love the LORD because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy.
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Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!
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Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow.
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Then I called on the name of the LORD : “Please, LORD, save me!”
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How kind the LORD is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours!
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The LORD protects those of childlike faith; I was facing death, and he saved me.
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Let my soul be at rest again, for the LORD has been good to me.
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He has saved me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
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And so I walk in the LORD ’s presence as I live here on earth!
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I believed in you, so I said, “I am deeply troubled, LORD .”
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In my anxiety I cried out to you, “These people are all liars!”
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What can I offer the LORD for all he has done for me?
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I will lift up the cup of salvation and praise the LORD ’s name for saving me.
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I will keep my promises to the LORD in the presence of all his people.
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The LORD cares deeply when his loved ones die.
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O LORD, I am your servant; yes, I am your servant, born into your household; you have freed me from my chains.
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I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD .
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I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people—
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in the house of the LORD in the heart of Jerusalem. Praise the LORD !