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Blessed be the Lord,
    for he has heard the sound of my pleadings.(A)

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Praise be to the Lord,(A)
    for he has heard my cry for mercy.(B)

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21 Blessed be the Lord,
    for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me
    when I was beset as a city under siege.(A)
22 I had said in my alarm,
    “I am driven far[a] from your sight.”
But you heard my supplications
    when I cried out to you for help.(B)

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  1. 31.22 Heb mss: MT cut off

21 Praise be to the Lord,(A)
    for he showed me the wonders of his love(B)
    when I was in a city under siege.(C)
22 In my alarm(D) I said,
    “I am cut off(E) from your sight!”
Yet you heard my cry(F) for mercy
    when I called to you for help.

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19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he saved them from their distress;
20 he sent out his word and healed them
    and delivered them from destruction.(A)
21 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wonderful works to humankind.
22 And let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices
    and tell of his deeds with songs of joy.(B)

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19 Then they cried(A) to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he saved them(B) from their distress.
20 He sent out his word(C) and healed them;(D)
    he rescued(E) them from the grave.(F)
21 Let them give thanks(G) to the Lord for his unfailing love(H)
    and his wonderful deeds(I) for mankind.
22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings(J)
    and tell of his works(K) with songs of joy.(L)

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Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
    the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.(A)

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When hard pressed,(A) I cried to the Lord;
    he brought me into a spacious place.(B)

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Psalm 116

Thanksgiving for Recovery from Illness

I love the Lord because he has heard
    my voice and my supplications.(A)
Because he inclined his ear to me,
    therefore I will call on him as long as I live.(B)

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Psalm 116

I love the Lord,(A) for he heard my voice;
    he heard my cry(B) for mercy.(C)
Because he turned his ear(D) to me,
    I will call on him as long as I live.

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

34 Let heaven and earth praise him,
    the seas and everything that moves in them.(B)

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

34 Let heaven and earth praise him,
    the seas and all that move in them,(B)

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19 But truly God has listened;
    he has heard the words of my prayer.(A)

20 Blessed be God,
    who has not rejected my prayer
    or removed his steadfast love from me.(B)

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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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