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1 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
1 I love the Lord, because He has heard My voice and my supplications.
2 Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
3 The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
3 The pains of death surrounded me, And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: “LORD, save me!”
4 Then I called upon the name of the Lord: "O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!"
5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful.
6 The LORD protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me.
6 The Lord preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.
7 Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
7 Return to your rest, O my soul, For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
8 For you, LORD, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling,
8 For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.
9 that I may walk before the LORDin the land of the living.
9 I will walk before the Lord In the land of the living.
10 I trusted in the LORD when I said, “I am greatly afflicted”;
10 I believed, therefore I spoke, "I am greatly afflicted."
11 in my alarm I said, “Everyone is a liar.”
11 I said in my haste, "All men are liars."
12 What shall I return to the LORDfor all his goodness to me?
12 What shall I render to the Lord For all His benefits toward me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
13 I will take up the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of the Lord.
14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORDin the presence of all his people.
14 I will pay my vows to the Lord Now in the presence of all His people.
15 Precious in the sight of the LORDis the death of his faithful servants.
15 Precious in the sight of the Lord Is the death of His saints.
16 Truly I am your servant, LORD; I serve you just as my mother did; you have freed me from my chains.
16 O Lord, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have loosed my bonds.
17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the LORD.
17 I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the Lord.
18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORDin the presence of all his people,
18 I will pay my vows to the Lord Now in the presence of all His people,
19 in the courts of the house of the LORD— in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.
19 In the courts of the Lord's house, In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!
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