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Psalms 116

1 I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.

1 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.

2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I call [upon him] as long as I live.

2 Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.

3 The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

3 The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

4 Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: “LORD, save me!”

5 Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.

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

6 Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.

6 The LORD protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me.

7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.

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

8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, [And] my feet from falling.

8 For you, LORD, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling,

9 I will walk before Jehovah In the land of the living.

9 that I may walk before the LORDin the land of the living.

10 I believe, for I will speak: I was greatly afflicted:

10 I trusted in the LORD when I said, “I am greatly afflicted”;

11 I said in my haste, All men are liars.

11 in my alarm I said, “Everyone is a liar.”

12 What shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me?

12 What shall I return to the LORDfor all his goodness to me?

13 I will take the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of Jehovah.

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

14 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people.

14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORDin the presence of all his people.

15 Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.

15 Precious in the sight of the LORDis the death of his faithful servants.

16 O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds.

16 Truly I am your servant, LORD; I serve you just as my mother did; you have freed me from my chains.

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of Jehovah.

17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the LORD.

18 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people,

18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORDin the presence of all his people,

19 In the courts of Jehovah's house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.

19 in the courts of the house of the LORD— in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.

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