Psalm 116:1-6

I Love the Lord

1 I y love the Lord, because he has z heard
my voice and my pleas for mercy.
 2 Because he a inclined his ear to me,
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
 3 b The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.
 4 Then c I called on the name of the Lord:
"O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!"

5 d Gracious is the Lord, and e righteous;
our God is f merciful.
 6 The Lord preserves g the simple;
when h I was brought low, he saved me.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 18:1
    I love you, O Lord, my strength.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 66:19
    But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
    Psalms 118:21
    I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 31:2
    Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 18:4
    The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction assailed me.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 118:5
    Out of my distress I called on the Lord ; the Lord answered me and set me free.
    Psalms 18:6
    In my distress I called upon the Lord ; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 86:15
    But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 7:9
    Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end, ...
    Psalms 119:137
    Righteous are you, O Lord, and right are your r...
    Psalms 145:17
    The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind ...
    Ezra 9:15
    O Lord, the God of Israel, you are just, for we...
    Nehemiah 9:8
    You found his heart faithful before you, and ma...
    Jeremiah 12:1
    Righteous are you, O Lord, when I complain to y...
    Daniel 9:7
    To you, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to u...
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 62:12
    And that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For you will render to a man according to his work.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 19:7
    The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 79:8
    Do not remember against us our former iniquities; let your compassion come speedily to meet us, for we are brought very low.
    Psalms 142:6
    Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me!
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