116:1I love Jehovah, because he heareth
My voice and my supplications.
116:2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me,
Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
116:3The cords of death compassed me,
And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me:
I found trouble and sorrow.
116:4Then called I upon the name of Jehovah:
O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
116:5Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous;
Yea, our God is merciful.
116:6Jehovah preserveth the simple:
I was brought low, and he saved me.
116:7Return unto thy rest, O my soul;
For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.
116:8For thou hast delivered my soul from death,
Mine eyes from tears,
And my feet from falling.
116:9I will walk before Jehovah
In the land of the living.
116:10I believe, for I will speak:
I was greatly afflicted:
116:11I said in my haste,
All men are liars.
116:12What shall I render unto Jehovah
For all his benefits toward me?
116:13I will take the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of Jehovah.
116:14I will pay my vows unto Jehovah,
Yea, in the presence of all his people.
116:15Precious in the sight of Jehovah
Is the death of his saints.
116:16O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant:
I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid;
Thou hast loosed my bonds.
116:17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of Jehovah.
116:18I will pay my vows unto Jehovah,
Yea, in the presence of all his people,
116:19In the courts of Jehovah's house,
In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.
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