Psalms 116

1 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
2 Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on 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.
4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: “LORD, save me!”
5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
6 The LORD protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
8 For you, LORD, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the LORDin the land of the living.
10 I trusted in the LORD when I said, “I am greatly afflicted”;
11 in my alarm I said, “Everyone is a liar.”
12 What shall I return to the LORDfor all his goodness to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORDin the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the LORDis the death of his faithful servants.
16 Truly I am your servant, LORD; I serve you just as my mother did; you have freed me from my chains.
17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the LORD.
18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORDin the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts of the house of the LORD— in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.[a]

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Cross References 31

  • 1. Psalms 18:1
  • 2. S Psalms 31:22; S Psalms 40:1; Psalms 66:19
  • 3. S Psalms 6:9; S Psalms 28:2
  • 4. S Psalms 5:1; Psalms 40:1
  • 5. S 2 Samuel 22:6; Psalms 18:4-5
  • 6. Psalms 80:18; Psalms 118:5
  • 7. S Psalms 80:2; Psalms 22:20
  • 8. S Exodus 9:27; S 2 Chronicles 12:6; S Ezra 9:15; Nehemiah 9:8; Psalms 103:8; Psalms 145:17
  • 9. S Exodus 22:27; S Psalms 86:15
  • 10. S Psalms 19:7; Psalms 79:8
  • 11. Psalms 18:3; Psalms 22:5; Psalms 107:13
  • 12. Psalms 46:10; Psalms 62:1; Psalms 131:2; Jeremiah 6:16; Matthew 11:29
  • 13. Psalms 13:6; Psalms 106:1; Psalms 142:7
  • 14. S Psalms 86:13; Psalms 56:13
  • 15. S Genesis 5:22; Psalms 56:13; Psalms 89:15
  • 16. S Job 28:13; Psalms 27:13; Isaiah 38:11; Jeremiah 11:19
  • 17. 2 Corinthians 4:13*
  • 18. Psalms 9:18; Psalms 72:2; S Psalms 107:17; Psalms 119:67,71,75
  • 19. Jeremiah 9:3-5; Hosea 7:13; Micah 6:12; Romans 3:4
  • 20. Psalms 103:2; Psalms 106:1
  • 21. S Psalms 105:1; Psalms 16:5; Psalms 80:18
  • 22. S Numbers 30:2; S Psalms 66:13; Psalms 22:25; John 2:9
  • 23. Psalms 72:14
  • 24. S Numbers 23:10
  • 25. Psalms 119:125; Psalms 143:12
  • 26. S Psalms 86:16
  • 27. S Job 12:18
  • 28. S Leviticus 7:12; S Ezra 1:4; Psalms 50:14
  • 29. ver 14; S Leviticus 22:18
  • 30. Psalms 92:13; Psalms 96:8; Psalms 100:4; Psalms 135:2
  • 31. Psalms 102:21

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Psalms 116 Commentaries

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