I Love the Lord

116 I (A)love the Lord, because he has (B)heard
    my voice and my pleas for mercy.

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Psalm 116

I love the Lord,(A) for he heard my voice;
    he heard my cry(B) for mercy.(C)

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19 (A)We love because he first loved us.

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19 We love because he first loved us.(A)

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19 But truly (A)God has listened;
    he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

20 Blessed be God,
    because he has not rejected my prayer
    or removed his steadfast love from me!

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19 but God has surely listened
    and has heard(A) my prayer.
20 Praise be to God,
    who has not rejected(B) my prayer
    or withheld his love from me!

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24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name. (A)Ask, and you will receive, (B)that your joy may be full.

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24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive,(A) and your joy will be complete.(B)

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(A)By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For (B)this is the love of God, that we (C)keep his commandments. And (D)his commandments are not burdensome.

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This is how we know(A) that we love the children of God:(B) by loving God and carrying out his commands. In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands.(C) And his commands are not burdensome,(D)

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Oh, (A)magnify the Lord with me,
    and let us exalt his name together!

I (B)sought the Lord, and he answered me
    and delivered me from all my fears.

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Glorify the Lord(A) with me;
    let us exalt(B) his name together.

I sought the Lord,(C) and he answered me;
    he delivered(D) me from all my fears.

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33 And to love him with all the heart and with all (A)the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, (B)is much more than all (C)whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

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33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”(A)

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33 For the Lord hears the needy
    and (A)does not despise his own people who are prisoners.

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33 The Lord hears the needy(A)
    and does not despise his captive people.

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My Help and My Deliverer

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

40 I (A)waited patiently for the Lord;
    he inclined to me and (B)heard my cry.

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Psalm 40[a](A)

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

I waited patiently(B) for the Lord;
    he turned to me and heard my cry.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 40:1 In Hebrew texts 40:1-17 is numbered 40:2-18.

132 (A)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
    as is your way with those who love your name.

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132 Turn to me(A) and have mercy(B) on me,
    as you always do to those who love your name.(C)

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So Jacob said to his (A)household and to all who were with him, “Put away (B)the foreign gods that are among you and (C)purify yourselves and change your garments.

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So Jacob said to his household(A) and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods(B) you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes.(C)

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17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him (A)the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, (B)you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed (C)my sheep.

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17 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?”(A) He said, “Lord, you know all things;(B) you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.(C)

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22 I had said in my (A)alarm,[a]
    “I am (B)cut off from (C)your sight.”
But you heard the voice of my pleas for mercy
    when I cried to you for help.

23 Love the Lord, all you his (D)saints!
    The Lord preserves the faithful
    but abundantly (E)repays the one who acts in pride.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 31:22 Or in my haste

22 In my alarm(A) I said,
    “I am cut off(B) from your sight!”
Yet you heard my cry(C) for mercy
    when I called to you for help.

23 Love the Lord, all his faithful people!(D)
    The Lord preserves those who are true to him,(E)
    but the proud he pays back(F) in full.

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