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I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
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Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
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The cords of deathe entangled me, the anguish of the grave came upon me;
I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.
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Then I called on the name of the LORD: "O LORD, save me!"
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and righteousThe LORD is gracious; our God is full of compassion.
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The LORD protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he saved me.
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Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
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For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
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that I may walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
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I believed; therefore I said, "I am greatly afflicted."
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And in my dismay 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 up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
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I will fulfill my vws 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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O LORD, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your
maidservant; you have freed me from my chains.
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I will sacrifice a thank offering to you 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 course of the house of the LORD - in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD.
