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Psalms 116

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

2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I callupon himas long as I live.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Parallel translations · Psalms 116:1

WEB · World English Bible (2000)

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

KJV · King James Version (1611)

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

ASV · American Standard Version (1901)

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

BBE · Bible in Basic English (1949)

I have given my love to the Lord, because he has given ear to the voice of my cry and my prayer.

YLT · Young's Literal Translation (1862)

I have loved, because Jehovah heareth My voice, my supplication,

DRA · Douay-Rheims (Challoner) (1752)

O Praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.

DBY · Darby Bible (1890)

I love Jehovah, for he hath heard my voice [and] my supplications;

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — verses that illuminate Psalms 116:1.

  • Psalms 31:22

    As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications, When I cried unto thee.

  • 1 John 4:19

    We love, because he first loved us.

  • Psalms 18:1

    I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

  • 1 Samuel 1:26

    And she said, Oh, my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto Jehovah.

  • Mark 12:33

    and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is much more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.

  • Psalms 69:33

    For Jehovah heareth the needy, And despiseth not his prisoners.

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"O praise Jehovah, all ye nations; Laud him, all ye peoples."