The Lord has heard my voice
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I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.
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Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.
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The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
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Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”
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The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
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The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.
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Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
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For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
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I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
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I believed, therefore I said,(a) “I am greatly afflicted.”
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In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”
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How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?
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I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
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I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.
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Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.
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Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
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I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
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I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,
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in the courts of the LORD’s house, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!(b)
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