| Chapter 116 |
1 | I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, And my cries for mercy.
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2 | Because he has turned his ear to me, Therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
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3 | The cords of death surrounded me, The pains of Sheol got a hold on me. I found trouble and sorrow.
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4 | Then called I on the name of Yahweh: 'Yahweh, I beg you, deliver my soul.'
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5 | Gracious is Yahweh, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful.
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6 | Yahweh preserves the simple. I was brought low, and he saved me.
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7 | Return to your rest, my soul, For Yahweh has dealt bountifully with you.
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8 | For you have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.
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9 | I will walk before Yahweh in the land of the living.
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10 | I believed, therefore I said, 'I was greatly afflicted.'
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11 | I said in my haste, 'All men are liars.'
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12 | What will I give to Yahweh for all his benefits toward me?
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13 | I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of Yahweh.
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14 | I will pay my vows to Yahweh, Yes, in the presence of all his people.
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15 | Precious in the sight of Yahweh is the death of his saints.
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16 | Yahweh, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, the son of your handmaid. You have freed me from my chains.
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17 | I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call on the name of Yahweh.
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18 | I will pay my vows to Yahweh, Yes, in the presence of all his people,
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19 | In the courts of Yahweh's house, In the midst of you, Jerusalem. Praise Yah! Psalm 117
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