I Love the Lord
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I a LOVE the LORD, because He has heard
My voice and my supplications.
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Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
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b The pains of death surrounded me,
And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me;
I found trouble and sorrow.
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Then I called upon the name of the LORD:
"O LORD, I implore You, deliver my soul!"
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c Gracious is the LORD, and d righteous;
Yes, our God is merciful.
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The LORD preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me.
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Return to your e rest, O my soul,
For f the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
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g For You have delivered my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from falling.
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I will walk before the LORD
h In the land of the living.
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i I believed, therefore I spoke,
"I am greatly afflicted."
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j I said in my haste,
k "All men are liars."
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What shall I render to the LORD
For all His benefits toward me?
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I will take up the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of the LORD.
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l I will pay my vows to the LORD
Now in the presence of all His people.
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m Precious in the sight of the LORD
Is the death of His saints.
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O LORD, truly n I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, o the son of Your maidservant;
You have loosed my bonds.
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I will offer to You p the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of the LORD.
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I will pay my vows to the LORD
Now in the presence of all His people,
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In the q courts of the LORD's house,
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD!
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Psalms 18:1
I WILL love You, O LORD, my strength.
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Psalms 18:4 - 6
The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
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Psalms 103:8
The LORD is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
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Ezra 9:15
"O LORD God of Israel, You are righteous, for w...
Nehemiah 9:8
You found his heart faithful before You, And ma...
Psalms 119:137
Righteous are You, O LORD, And upright are Your...
Psalms 145:17
The LORD is righteous in all His ways, Gracious...
Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead with Yo...
Daniel 9:14
Therefore the LORD has kept the disaster in min...
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Jeremiah 6:16
Thus says the LORD: "Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.
Matthew 11:29
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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Psalms 13:6
I will sing to the LORD, Because He has dealt bountifully with me.
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Psalms 56:13
For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?
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Psalms 27:13
I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.
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2 Corinthians 4:13
And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, "I believed and therefore I spoke," we also believe and therefore speak.
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Psalms 31:22
For I said in my haste, "I am cut off from before Your eyes"; Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications When I cried out to You.
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Romans 3:4
Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is written: "That You may be justified in Your words, And may overcome when You are judged.
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Psalms 116:18
I will pay my vows to the LORD Now in the presence of all His people.
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Psalms 72:14
He will redeem their life from oppression and violence; And precious shall be their blood in His sight.
Revelation 14:13
Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Write: 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.' " "Yes," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.
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Psalms 119:125
I am Your servant; Give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies.
Psalms 143:12
In Your mercy cut off my enemies, And destroy all those who afflict my soul; For I am Your servant.
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Psalms 86:16
Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give Your strength to Your servant, And save the son of Your maidservant.
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Leviticus 7:12
If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer, with the sacrifice of thanksgiving, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, unleavened wafers anointed with oil, or cakes of blended flour mixed with oil.
Psalms 50:14
Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High.
Psalms 107:22
Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works with rejoicing.
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Psalms 96:8
Give to the LORD the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come into His courts.
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