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