Psalms 116:1
I have given my love to the Lord, because he has given ear to the voice of my cry and my prayer.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
In Context
2He has let my request come before him, and I will make my prayer to him all my days.
Cross References
Genesis 35:2Then Jacob said to all his people, Put away the strange gods which are among you, and make yourselves clean, and put on a change of clothing:
1 Samuel 1:26And she said, O my lord, as your soul is living, my lord, I am that woman who was making a prayer to the Lord here by your side:
Psalms 18:1To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord, of David, who said the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord made him free from the hand of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul; and he said,
Psalms 28:6May the Lord be praised, because he has given ear to the voice of my prayer.
Psalms 34:3\34:2\My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.
Psalms 66:19But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 116:1
This is a thanksgiving psalm; it is not certain whether David penned it upon any particular occasion or upon a general review of the many gracious deliverances God had wrought for him, out of six troubles and seven, which deliverances draw from him many very lively expressions of devotion, love, and gratitude; and with similar pious affections our souls should be lifted up to God in singing it. Observe, I. The great distress and danger that the psalmist was in, which almost drove him to despair, ver. 3 , 10 , 11 .… Read the whole commentary →