OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 1

Psalms 116:1

I love the LORD,^† because he listens to my voice,

and my cries for mercy.

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Psalms 116:1 in context

Psalms 116:1–4

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I love the LORD,^† because he listens to my voice,

and my cries for mercy.

Because he has turned his ear to me,

therefore I will call on him as long as I live.

The cords of death surrounded me,

the pains of Sheol got a hold of me.

I found trouble and sorrow.

Then I called on the LORD’s name:

“LORD, I beg you, deliver my soul.”

Notes from World English Bible Updated

LORD or GOD in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh except when otherwise noted as being from the short form יה Yah.

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