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Joshua passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant. Benjamin West, 1800. Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Psalm 116

19 verses · David and others · 10th to 5th century BC · Wisdom and poetry

I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.

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I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.

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

The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me;I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

Then I called on the name of the LORD:“O LORD, deliver my soul!”

The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

The LORD preserves the simplehearted;I was helpless, and He saved me.

Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.

For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

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

I believed, therefore I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”

In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”

How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?

I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.

I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.

Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant;I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant;You have broken my bonds.

I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.

I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,

in the courts of the LORD’s house, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

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