Psalms 116:1
I have loved, because Jehovah heareth My voice, my supplication,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
In Context
2Because He hath inclined His ear to me, And during my days I call.
Cross References
Genesis 35:2And Jacob saith unto his household, and unto all who [are] with him, 'Turn aside the gods of the stranger which [are] in your midst, and cleanse yourselves, and change your garments;
1 Samuel 1:26and she saith, 'O, my lord, thy soul liveth! my lord, I [am] the woman who stood with thee in this [place], to pray unto Jehovah;
Psalms 18:1To the Overseer. — By a servant of Jehovah, by David, who hath spoken to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul, and he saith: — I love Thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
Psalms 28:6Blessed [is] Jehovah, For He hath heard the voice of my supplications.
Psalms 34:3Ascribe ye greatness to Jehovah with me, And we 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 →