Psalms 116:1
I love the Lord, for he hears my voice, my pleas for mercy.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
In Context
2For he has inclined his ear to me: I will call upon him as long as I live.
Cross References
Genesis 35:2So Jacob said to his household, and to everyone who was with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments.
Psalms 18:1I love you, O Lord, my strength.
Psalms 28:6Blest be the Lord, who has heard my voice as I plead for mercy.
Psalms 34:3O magnify the Lord with me and let us extol his name together.
Psalms 66:19But assuredly God has listened, and attended to my loud 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 →