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# Chapter 116
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1 I love the Lord because he hears my voice
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and my prayer for mercy.
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2 Because he bends down to listen,
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I will pray as long as I have breath!
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3 Death wrapped its ropes around me;
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the terrors of the grave overtook me.
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I saw only trouble and sorrow.
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4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
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“Please, Lord, save me!”
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5 How kind the Lord is! How good he is!
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So merciful, this God of ours!
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6 The Lord protects those of childlike faith;
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I was facing death, and he saved me.
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7 Let my soul be at rest again,
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for the Lord has been good to me.
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8 He has saved me from death,
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my eyes from tears,
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my feet from stumbling.
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9 And so I walk in the Lord’s presence
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as I live here on earth!
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10 I believed in you, so I said,
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“I am deeply troubled, Lord.”
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11 In my anxiety I cried out to you,
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“These people are all liars!”
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12 What can I offer the Lord
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for all he has done for me?
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13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
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and praise the Lord’s name for saving me.
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14 I will keep my promises to the Lord
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in the presence of all his people.
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15 The Lord cares deeply
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when his loved ones die.
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16 O Lord, I am your servant;
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yes, I am your servant, born into your household;
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you have freed me from my chains.
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17 I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving
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and call on the name of the Lord.
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18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
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in the presence of all his people—
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19 in the house of the Lord
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in the heart of Jerusalem.
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Praise the Lord! |