Psalm 116

Thanksgiving For God's Deliverance 

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                                    1 I love Jehovah because he hears my voice when I pray.                                

                                    1 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.                                

                                    1 (A)I love the Lord, because He (B)hearsMy voice and my supplications.                                

                                    1 I love the Lord because He has heardmy appeal for mercy.(A)                                

                                    1 I love the LORD because he has heard my prayer for mercy;                                
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                                    2 I will call on him as long as I live because he turns his ear toward me (listens to me).                                

                                    2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.                                

                                    2 Because He has (C)inclined His ear to me,Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.                                

                                    2 Because He has turned His ear to me,I will call out to Him as long as I live.(B)                                

                                    2 for he listens to me whenever I call.                                
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                                    3 The ropes of death became tangled around me. The fear of the grave took hold of me. I experienced pain and agony.                                

                                    3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.                                

                                    3 The (D)cords of death encompassed meAnd the (a)terrors of (b)Sheol (c)came upon me;I found distress and sorrow.                                

                                    3 The ropes of death were wrapped around me,and the torments of Sheol overcame me;I encountered trouble and sorrow.(C)                                

                                    3 The ropes of death were wound around me and the anguish of Sheol came upon me; I encountered distress and sorrow.                                
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                                    4 But I called on the name of Jehovah: Please, Jehovah, deliver (rescue) me!                                

                                    4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.                                

                                    4 Then (E)I called upon the name of the Lord:“O Lord, I beseech You, (d)(F)save my life!”                                

                                    4 Then I called on the name of Yahweh:“Yahweh, save me!”(D)                                

                                    4 Then I called on the name of the LORD, "LORD, please deliver me!"                                
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                                    5 Jehovah is gracious and righteous. Our God is compassionate (merciful).                                

                                    5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.                                

                                    5 (G)Gracious is the Lord, and (H)righteous;Yes, our God is (I)compassionate.                                

                                    5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;our God is compassionate.(E)                                

                                    5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is compassionate;                                
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                                    6 Jehovah protects defenseless people (simple ones). When I was weak, he saved me.                                

                                    6 The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.                                

                                    6 The Lord preserves (J)the simple;I was (K)brought low, and He saved me.                                

                                    6 The Lord guards the inexperienced;I was helpless, and He saved me.(F)                                

                                    6 the LORD watches over the innocent; I was brought low, and he delivered me.                                
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                                    7 I will be at peace again because Jehovah has been good to you.                                

                                    7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.                                

                                    7 Return to your (L)rest, O my soul,For the Lord has (M)dealt bountifully with you.                                

                                    7 Return to your rest, my soul,for the Lord has been good to you.(G)                                

                                    7 Return to your resting place, my soul, for the LORD treated you generously.                                
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                                    8 You saved me from death. You saved my eyes from tears and my feet from stumbling.                                

                                    8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.                                

                                    8 For You have (N)rescued my soul from death,My eyes from tears,My feet from stumbling.                                

                                    8 For You, Lord, rescued me from death,my eyes from tears,my feet from stumbling.(H)                                

                                    8 Indeed, you delivered my soul from death, my eyes from crying, and my feet from stumbling.                                
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                                    9 I will walk in Jehovah's presence in the land of the living.                                

                                    9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.                                

                                    9 I shall walk before the LordIn the (e)(O)land of the living.                                

                                    9 I will walk before the Lordin the land of the living.(I)                                

                                    9 I will walk in the LORD's presence in the lands of the living.                                
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                                    10 I kept my faith even when I said: I am suffering terribly.                                

                                    10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:                                

                                    10 I (P)believed when I said,“I am (Q)greatly afflicted.”                                

                                    10 I believed, even when I said,“I am severely afflicted.”(J)                                

                                    10 I will continue to believe, even when I say, "I am greatly afflicted"                                
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                                    11 I also said when I was panic-stricken: All men are liars.                                

                                    11 I said in my haste, All men are liars.                                

                                    11 I (R)said in my alarm,“(S)All men are liars.”                                

                                    11 In my alarm I said,“Everyone is a liar.”(K)                                

                                    11 and speak hastily, "All people are liars!"                                
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                                    12 How can I repay Jehovah for all the good that he has done for me?                                

                                    12 What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?                                

                                    12 What shall I (T)render to the LordFor all His (U)benefits (f)toward me?                                

                                    12 How can I repay the Lordfor all the good He has done for me?(L)                                

                                    12 What will I return to the LORD for all his benefits to me?                                
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                                    13 I will take the cup of salvation and call on the name of Jehovah.                                

                                    13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.                                

                                    13 I shall lift up the (V)cup of salvationAnd (W)call upon the name of the Lord.                                

                                    13 I will take the cup of salvationand call on the name of Yahweh.(M)                                

                                    13 I will raise my cup of deliverance and invoke the LORD's name.                                
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                                    14 I will keep my vows to Jehovah in the presence of all his people.                                

                                    14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.                                

                                    14 I shall (X)pay my vows to the Lord,Oh may it be (Y)in the presence of all His people.                                

                                    14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lordin the presence of all His people.(N)                                

                                    14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.                                
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                                    15 Precious in the sight of Jehovah is the death of his godly (holy) ones.                                

                                    15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.                                

                                    15 (Z)Precious in the sight of the LordIs the death of His godly ones.                                

                                    15 The death of His faithful onesis valuable in the Lord’s sight.(O)                                

                                    15 In the sight of the LORD, the death of his faithful ones is valued.                                
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                                    16 O Jehovah, I am indeed your servant. I am your servant, the son of your handmaid. You have freed me from my chains.                                

                                    16 O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.                                

                                    16 O Lord, (g)surely I am (AA)Your servant,I am Your servant, the (AB)son of Your handmaid,You have (AC)loosed my bonds.                                

                                    16 Lord, I am indeed Your servant;I am Your servant, the son of Your female servant.You have loosened my bonds.(P)                                

                                    16 LORD, I am indeed your servant. I am your servant. I am the son of your handmaid. You have released my bonds.                                
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                                    17 I will bring a song of thanksgiving to you as a sacrifice. I will call on the name of Jehovah.                                

                                    17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.                                

                                    17 To You I shall offer (AD)a sacrifice of thanksgiving,And (AE)call upon the name of the Lord.                                

                                    17 I will offer You a sacrifice of thanksgivingand call on the name of Yahweh.(Q)                                

                                    17 I will bring you a thanksgiving offering and call on the name of the LORD!                                
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                                    18 I will keep my vows to Jehovah in the presence of all his people,                                

                                    18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,                                

                                    18 I shall (AF)pay my vows to the Lord,Oh may it be in the presence of all His people,                                

                                    18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lordin the presence of all His people,(R)                                

                                    18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,                                
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                                    19 in the courtyards of Jehovah's house, in the middle of Jerusalem. Praise Jehovah!                                

                                    19 In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.                                

                                    19 In the (AG)courts of the Lord’s house,In the midst of you, O (AH)Jerusalem.(h)Praise (i)the Lord!                                

                                    19 in the courts of the Lord’s house—within you, Jerusalem.(S)Hallelujah!                                

                                    19 in the courts of the LORD's house, in your midst, Jerusalem. Hallelujah!