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1 (114-1) I have loved, because the Lord will hear the voice of my prayer.
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I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my supplications.
2 (114-2) Because he hath inclined his ear unto me: and in my days I will call upon him.
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Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
3 (114-3) The sorrows of death have compassed me: and the perils of hell have found me. I met with trouble and sorrow:
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The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish.
4 (114-4) And I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, deliver my soul.
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Then I called on the name of the Lord: "O Lord, I pray, save my life!"
5 (114-5) The Lord is merciful and just, and our God sheweth mercy.
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Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; our God is merciful.
6 (114-6) The Lord is the keeper of little ones: I was humbled, and he delivered me.
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The Lord protects the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.
7 (114-7) Turn, O my soul, into thy rest: for the Lord hath been bountiful to thee.
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Return, O my soul, to your rest, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
8 (114-8) For he hath delivered my soul from death: my eyes from tears, my feet from falling.
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For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
9 (114-9) I will please the Lord in the land of the living.
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I walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
10 (115-1) I have believed, therefore have I spoken; but I have been humbled exceedingly.
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I kept my faith, even when I said, "I am greatly afflicted";
11 (115-2) I said in my excess: Every man is a liar.
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I said in my consternation, "Everyone is a liar."
12 (115-3) What shall I render to the Lord, for all the things that he hath rendered to me?
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What shall I return to the Lord for all his bounty to me?
13 (115-4) I will take the chalice of salvation; and I will call upon the name of the Lord.
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I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord,
14 (115-5) I will pay my vows to the Lord before all his people:
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I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
15 (115-6) Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
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Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones.
16 (115-7) O Lord, for I am thy servant: I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds:
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O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, the child of your serving girl. You have loosed my bonds.
17 (115-8) I will sacrifice to thee the sacrifice of praise, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.
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I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice and call on the name of the Lord.
18 (115-9) I will pay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people:
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I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people,
19 (115-10) In the courts of the house of the Lord, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.
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in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!
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