GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 I love the LORD because he hears my voice, my pleas for mercy.
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I love the Lord, because He has heard My voice and my supplications.
2 I will call on him as long as I live because he turns his ear toward me.
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Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
3 The ropes of death became tangled around me. The horrors of the grave took hold of me. I experienced pain and agony.
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The pains of death surrounded me, And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow.
4 But I kept calling on the name of the LORD: "Please, LORD, rescue me!"
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Then I called upon the name of the Lord: "O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!"
5 The LORD is merciful and righteous. Our God is compassionate.
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Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful.
6 The LORD protects defenseless people. When I was weak, he saved me.
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The Lord preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.
7 Be at peace again, my soul, because the LORD has been good to you.
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Return to your rest, O my soul, For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
8 You saved me from death. You saved my eyes from tears [and] my feet from stumbling.
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For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.
9 I will walk in the LORD's presence in this world of the living.
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I will walk before the Lord In the land of the living.
10 I kept my faith even when I said, "I am suffering terribly."
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I believed, therefore I spoke, "I am greatly afflicted."
11 I also said when I was panic-stricken, "Everyone is undependable."
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I said in my haste, "All men are liars."
12 How can I repay the LORD for all the good that he has done for me?
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What shall I render to the Lord For all His benefits toward me?
13 I will take the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
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I will take up the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of the Lord.
14 I will keep my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.
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I will pay my vows to the Lord Now in the presence of all His people.
15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his faithful ones.
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Precious in the sight of the Lord Is the death of His saints.
16 O LORD, I am indeed your servant. I am your servant, the son of your female servant. You have freed me from my chains.
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O Lord, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have loosed my bonds.
17 I will bring a song of thanksgiving to you as a sacrifice. I will call on the name of the LORD.
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I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the Lord.
18 I will keep my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,
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I will pay my vows to the Lord Now in the presence of all His people,
19 in the courtyards of the LORD's house, in the middle of Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
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In the courts of the Lord's house, In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!