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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 116</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/116.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc//psalms/116-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/psalms/">Psalm</a> > Psalm 116</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/115.htm" title="Psalm 115">◄</a> Psalm 116 <a href="../psalms/117.htm" title="Psalm 117">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/psalms/116.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/psalms/116.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/psalms/116.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/psalms/116.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/psalms/116.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/psalms/116.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/psalms/116.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The LORD Has Heard My Voice<p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—<p class="indent2"> my appeal for mercy. <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Because He has inclined His ear to me, <p class="indent2"> I will call on Him as long as I live. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The ropes of death entangled me; <p class="indent2"> the anguish of Sheol overcame me; <p class="indent2"> I was confronted by trouble and sorrow. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then I called on the name of the LORD: <p class="indent2">“O LORD, deliver my soul!” <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The LORD is gracious and righteous; <p class="indent2"> our God is full of compassion. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The LORD preserves the simplehearted; <p class="indent2"> I was helpless, and He saved me. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Return to your rest, O my soul, <p class="indent2"> for the LORD has been good to you. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>For You have delivered my soul from death, <p class="indent2"> my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>I will walk before the LORD <p class="indent2"> in the land of the living. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>I believed, therefore I said,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <p class="indent2">“I am greatly afflicted.” <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>In my alarm I said, <p class="indent2">“All men are liars!” <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>How can I repay the LORD <p class="indent2"> for all His goodness to me? <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>I will lift the cup of salvation <p class="indent2"> and call on the name of the LORD. <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>I will fulfill my vows to the LORD <p class="indent2"> in the presence of all His people. <A name="16"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Precious in the sight of the LORD <p class="indent2"> is the death of His saints. <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; <p class="indent2"> I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; <p class="indent2"> You have broken my bonds. <A name="18"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving <p class="indent2"> and call on the name of the LORD. <A name="19"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>I will fulfill my vows to the LORD <p class="indent2"> in the presence of all His people, <A name=""></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/116-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>in the courts of the LORD’s house, <p class="indent2"> in your midst, O Jerusalem. <p class="indent1stline"> Hallelujah!<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> </p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> LXX <i>therefore I have spoken</i><span class="thin"> </span>; cited in <a href="../2_corinthians/4.htm#13">2 Corinthians 4:13</a><br><span class="fnverse">19</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>Hallelu YAH</i><span class="thin"> </span>, meaning <i>Praise the LORD</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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