Today we continue our reading in the Old Testament book of Psalms in the Amplified Bible translation with Psalm chapter 116 from the Word of God.
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[00:00:04] Psalm 116 I love the Lord because He hears and continues to hear my voice and my supplications, or my pleas, my cries, my specific needs. Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore I will call on Him as long as I live.
[00:00:31] The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me, and the terrors of Sheol came upon me. I found distress and sorrow. Then I called on the name of the Lord. O Lord, please save my life. Gracious is the Lord, and consistently righteous.
[00:00:57] Yes, our God is compassionate. The Lord protects the simple or childlike. I was brought low, humbled, and discouraged, and He saved me. Return to your rest, O my soul. For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
[00:01:20] For you have rescued my life from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling and falling. I will walk in submissive wonder before the Lord in the land of the living. I believed and clung to my God when I said, I am greatly afflicted. I said in my alarm,
[00:01:49] All men are liars. What will I give to the Lord in return for all His benefits toward me? How can I repay Him for His precious blessings? I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows to the Lord, yes, in the presence of all His people.
[00:02:17] Precious, and of great consequence in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His godly ones, so He watches over them. O Lord, truly I am Your servant. I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid. You have unfastened my chains. I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on the name of the Lord.
[00:02:47] I will pay my vows to the Lord, yes, in the presence of all His people, in the courts of the Lord's house or temple, in the midst of You, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord, or hallelujah. Thank you for tuning in to the Audio Bible podcast today. This has been Psalm chapter 116 from the Word of God.