Psalm 116

The Lord has heard me and removed my affliction. What can I give Him?
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Explanation
 1 ¶ I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
 2  Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
 3  The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell [the grave] gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
 4  Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
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 5  Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
 6  The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
.7  Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
 8  For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
 9  I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
  7 - Rest Spiritual peace. See v1.
 10 ¶ I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
 11  I said in my haste, All men are liars.
 12  What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?
 13  I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
 14  I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
  12 - What will I render Or "give." We can never repay. We can, however, praise and give our devotion.
.15  Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
 16  O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
.17  I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
 18  I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,
 19  In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
  15 - See re1413.
  17 - Call upon the name Begain at ge0426.
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