Psalms 116:1
It is lovely to me that the Lord heareth my voice, my supplications.
Leeser Tanakh
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: therefore throughout all my days will I call on him.
Cross References
Genesis 35:2Then said Jacob unto 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, Pardon, my Lord, as thy soul liveth, my Lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, to pray unto the Lord.
Psalms 18:1“To the chief musician, by the servant of the Lord, by David, who spoke unto the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the power of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul; (18:2) And he said,” I ever love thee, O Lord, my strength.
Psalms 28:6Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
Psalms 34:3(34:4) Oh magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Psalms 66:19But verily God hath heard; he hath listened 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 →