 1 I love the Lord because He hears my voice and my prayers. 2 Because He has bowed down His ear to me, therefore I will call on Him in my days. 3 The sorrows of death hemmed me in, and the pains of hell took hold on me; I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then I called on the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech you, deliver my soul. 5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful. 6 The Lord keeps the simple; I was brought low, and He helped me. 7 Return to your rest, O my soul. For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. 8 For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from falling. 9 I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. 10 I believed, therefore I have spoken; I was greatly afflicted; 11 I said in my haste, All men are liars. 12 What shall I give to the Lord for all His benefits toward me? 13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord. 14 I will pay my vows to 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 your servant; I am your servant, and the son of your handmaid. You have loosed my bonds. 17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on the name of the Lord. 18 I will pay my vows to the Lord now in the presence of all His people, 19 in the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.
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