Psa. 116
:1
116:1
I love Jehovah because He hears
My voice, my supplications,
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:2
116:2
Because He inclines His ear to me;
Therefore I will call upon
Him all my days.
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116:3
The bonds of death encompassed me,
And the distresses of Sheol fell upon me;
I fell upon trouble and sorrow.
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:4
116:4
But I
acalled upon the name of Jehovah.
O Jehovah, I pray, deliver my soul.
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:5
116:5
Jehovah is gracious and righteous,
Indeed our God is compassionate.
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:6
116:6
Jehovah preserves the simple:
I was brought low, and He saved me.
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116:7
Return to your rest, O my soul;
For Jehovah has dealt bountifully with you.
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:8
116:8
aFor You have delivered my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
My feet from stumbling.
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:9
116:9
I will walk before Jehovah
In the
1land of the living.
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116:10
aI believed,
1therefore I spoke;
I was afflicted greatly.
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:11
116:11
I said in my haste,
aAll men are liars.
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116:12
What shall I
areturn to Jehovah
For all His benefits toward me?
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116:13
I will take up the
1acup of salvation
And
bcall upon the name of Jehovah.
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:14
116:14
I will pay my vows to Jehovah,
Oh, in the presence of all His people.
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116:15
aPrecious in the sight of Jehovah
Is the
bdeath of His faithful ones.
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116:16
O Jehovah!
Surely I am Your
aservant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your female servant;
You have loosed my bonds.
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:17
116:17
To You I will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And I will
acall upon the name of Jehovah.
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:18
116:18
I will pay my vows to Jehovah,
Oh, in the presence of all His people,
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:19
116:19
In the
acourts of the house of Jehovah,
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
bHallelujah.
