Psalms 116:1
I love Jehovah, for he hath heard my voice [and] my supplications;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
In Context
2For he hath inclined his ear unto me, and I will call upon him during [all] my days.
Cross References
Genesis 35:2And Jacob said to his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and cleanse yourselves, and change your garments;
1 Samuel 1:26And she said, Oh my lord, [as] thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here to pray to Jehovah.
Psalms 18:1{To the chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David, the servant of Jehovah, who spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul. And he said,} I will love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
Psalms 28:6Blessed be Jehovah, for he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
Psalms 34:3Magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Psalms 66:19But God hath heard; he hath attended 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 →