¹I love Jehovah, for he hath heard my voice and my supplications; ²For he hath inclined his ear unto me, and I will call upon him during all my days. ³The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow: ⁴Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: I beseech thee, Jehovah, deliver my soul. ⁵Gracious is Jehovah and righteous; and our God is merciful. ⁶Jehovah keepeth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me. ⁷Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee. ⁸For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, my feet from falling. ⁹I will walk before Jehovah in the land of the living.

¹⁰I believed, therefore have I spoken. As for me, I was greatly afflicted. ¹¹I said in my haste, All men are liars. ¹²What shall I render unto Jehovah, for all his benefits toward me? ¹³I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of Jehovah. ¹⁴I will perform my vows unto Jehovah, yea, before all his people. ¹⁵Precious in the sight of Jehovah is the death of his saints. ¹⁶Yea, Jehovah! for I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. ¹⁷I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Jehovah. ¹⁸I will perform my vows unto Jehovah, yea, before all his people, ¹⁹In the courts of Jehovah’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

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