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