Thematic Bible




Psalm 116:1 (show verse)

I love the Lord, because He hears [and continues to hear]
My voice and my supplications (my pleas, my cries, my specific needs).

Psalm 116:2 (show verse)


Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call on Him as long as I live.

Psalm 116:3 (show verse)


The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me,
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.

Psalm 116:4 (show verse)


Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, please save my life!”

Psalm 116:5 (show verse)


Gracious is the Lord, and [consistently] righteous;
Yes, our God is compassionate.

Psalm 116:6 (show verse)


The Lord protects the simple (childlike);
I was brought low [humbled and discouraged], and He saved me.

Psalm 116:7 (show verse)


Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

Psalm 116:8 (show verse)


For You have rescued my life from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from stumbling and falling.

Psalm 116:9 (show verse)


I will walk [in submissive wonder] before the Lord
In the land of the living.

Psalm 116:10 (show verse)


I believed [and clung to my God] when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted.”

Psalm 116:11 (show verse)


I said in my alarm,
“All men are liars.”

Psalm 116:12 (show verse)


What will I give to the Lord [in return]
For all His benefits toward me?
[How can I repay Him for His precious blessings?]

Psalm 116:13 (show verse)


I will lift up the cup of salvation
And call on the name of the Lord.

Psalm 116:14 (show verse)


I will pay my vows to the Lord,
Yes, in the presence of all His people.

Psalm 116:15 (show verse)


Precious [and of great consequence] in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His godly ones [so He watches over them].

Psalm 116:16 (show verse)


O Lord, truly I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid;
You have unfastened my chains.

Psalm 116:17 (show verse)


I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call on the name of the Lord.

Psalm 116:18 (show verse)


I will pay my vows to the Lord,
Yes, in the presence of all His people,

Psalm 116:19 (show verse)


In the courts of the Lord’s house (temple)—
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)