Terrence L Pounds Study Edition · Developing edition · October 20, 2026
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Psalms 116
1 I love Yahweh, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
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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 gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
4 Then called I upon the name of Yahweh; O Yahweh, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
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Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
5 Gracious is Yahweh, and righteous; yea, our Elohim is merciful.
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Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
6 Yahweh preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
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The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for Yahweh hath dealt bountifully with thee.
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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 Yahweh in the land of the living.
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I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
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 Yahweh for all his benefits toward me?
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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 Yahweh.
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I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
14 I will pay my vows unto Yahweh now in the presence of all his people.
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I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of Yahweh is the death of his saints.
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Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
16 O Yahweh, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
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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 Yahweh.
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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 Yahweh now in the presence of all his people,
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I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,
19 In the courts of Yahweh’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Yah.
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In the courts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.