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Psalm 116
New International Version

### Psalm 116

1 I love theLord,(A)for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry(B)for mercy.(C)
2 Because he turned his ear(D)to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.

3 The cords of death(E)entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name(F)of theLord:
“Lord, save me!(G)”

5 TheLordis gracious and righteous;(H)
our God is full of compassion.(I)
6 TheLordprotects the unwary;
when I was brought low,(J)he saved me.(K)

7 Return to your rest,(L)my soul,
for theLordhas been good(M)to you.

8 For you,Lord, have delivered me(N)from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before theLord(O)
in the land of the living.(P)

10 I trusted(Q)in theLordwhen I said,
“I am greatly afflicted”;(R)
11 in my alarm I said,
“Everyone is a liar.”(S)

12 What shall I return to theLord
for all his goodness(T)to me?

13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name(U)of theLord.
14 I will fulfill my vows(V)to theLord
in the presence of all his people.

15 Precious in the sight(W)of theLord
is the death of his faithful servants.(X)
16 Truly I am your servant,Lord;(Y)
I serve you just as my mother did;(Z)
you have freed me from my chains.(AA)

17 I will sacrifice a thank offering(AB)to you
and call on the name of theLord.
18 I will fulfill my vows(AC)to theLord
in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts(AD)of the house of theLord—
in your midst, Jerusalem.(AE)

Praise theLord.[a]

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 116:19 HebrewHallelu Yah

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 116:1:Ps 18:1
2. Psalm 116:1:S Ps 31:22; S 40:1
3. Psalm 116:1:S Ps 6:9; S 28:2
4. Psalm 116:2:S Ps 5:1
5. Psalm 116:3:S 2Sa 22:6; Ps 18:4-5
6. Psalm 116:4:Ps 80:18; 118:5
7. Psalm 116:4:S Ps 80:2
8. Psalm 116:5:S Ex 9:27; S 2Ch 12:6; S Ezr 9:15
9. Psalm 116:5:S Ex 22:27; S Ps 86:15
10. Psalm 116:6:S Ps 79:8
11. Psalm 116:6:Ps 18:3; 22:5; 107:13
12. Psalm 116:7:Ps 46:10; 62:1; 131:2; Mt 11:29
13. Psalm 116:7:Ps 13:6; 106:1; 142:7
14. Psalm 116:8:S Ps 86:13
15. Psalm 116:9:S Ge 5:22; Ps 56:13; 89:15
16. Psalm 116:9:S Job 28:13; Ps 27:13; Isa 38:11; Jer 11:19
17. Psalm 116:10:2Co 4:13*
18. Psalm 116:10:Ps 9:18; 72:2; S 107:17; 119:67, 71, 75
19. Psalm 116:11:Jer 9:3-5; Hos 7:13; Mic 6:12; Ro 3:4
20. Psalm 116:12:Ps 103:2; 106:1
21. Psalm 116:13:S Ps 105:1
22. Psalm 116:14:S Nu 30:2; S Ps 66:13
23. Psalm 116:15:Ps 72:14
24. Psalm 116:15:S Nu 23:10
25. Psalm 116:16:Ps 119:125; 143:12
26. Psalm 116:16:S Ps 86:16
27. Psalm 116:16:S Job 12:18
28. Psalm 116:17:S Lev 7:12; S Ezr 1:4
29. Psalm 116:18:ver 14; S Lev 22:18
30. Psalm 116:19:Ps 92:13; 96:8; 100:4; 135:2
31. Psalm 116:19:Ps 102:21

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