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PSALMS 116
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I love the Lord because he listens to me, he hears my calls for help.
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Because he pays attention to what I say I will pray to him as long as I live.
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I was caught in the snares of death; I was trapped by terrors of the grave. All I experienced was suffering and grief.
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Then I cried out to the Lord, “Lord, please save me!”
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The Lord is so kind and good! Our God is so compassionate!
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The Lord takes care of those who are powerless; when I was brought down he saved me.
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Notes
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Literally, “simple.”
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I can once again be at peace because the Lord has been good to me.
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For you have saved me from death, my eyes from crying, and my feet from stumbling.
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Now I can walk with the Lord in the land of the living.
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I trusted in you, so I told you, “I'm suffering terribly!”
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I was so upset that I said, “Everyone's a liar!”
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What can I give the Lord in return for all he's done for me?
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I will lift up the cup of salvation and worship the Lord.
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Thought to refer to the wine offering.
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I will keep my promises to the Lord so everyone can see.
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Usually understood to mean promises to make offerings as part of the sacrificial system.
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It hurts the Lord when those who trust in him die.
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“It hurts”: the word used here is “costly,” in other words the Lord suffers a loss when those who trust in him die.
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In other words, he cares deeply about those he loves and is saddened when they die.
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Lord, I really am your slave, serving you as my mother served you before me, yet you have set me free.
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I will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to you and I will worship you.
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I will keep my promises to the Lord so everyone can see,
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there in the house of the Lord, right in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!