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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 116
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I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my
supplications.
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Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call
upon him as long as I live.
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The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat
hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
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Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee,
deliver my soul.
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Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
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The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped
me.
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Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt
bountifully with thee.
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For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from
tears, and my feet from falling.
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I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
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I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
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I said in my haste, All men are liars.
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What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward
me?
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I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the
LORD.
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I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his
people.
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Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
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O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son
of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
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I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will
call upon the name of the LORD.
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I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his
people.
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In the courts of the LORD's house, in the midst of thee, O
Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
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