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[1]I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my prayers.
[2]For he hath inclined his ear unto me, when I did call upon him in my days.
[3]When the snares of death compassed me, and the grief's of the grave caught me: when I found trouble and sorrow.
[4]Then I called upon the name of the Lord, saying, I beseech thee, O Lord, deliver my soul.
[5]The Lord is merciful and righteous, and our God is full of compassion.
[6]The Lord preserveth the simple: I was in misery and he saved me.
[7]Return unto thy rest, O my soul: for the Lord hath been beneficial unto thee,
[8]Because thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
[9]I shall walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
[10]I believed, therefore did I speak: for I was sore troubled.
[11]I said in my fear, All men are liars.
[12]What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?
[13]I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
[14]I will pay my vows unto the Lord, even now in the presence of all his people.
[15]Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
[16]Behold, Lord: for I am thy servant, I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast broken my bonds.
[17]I will offer to thee a sacrifice of praise, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
[18]I will pay my vows unto the Lord, even now in the presence of all his people,
[19]In the courts of the Lord's house, even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.
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