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Psalms 115

Septuagint (LXX2012) 115 compared with King James Version 116

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1(116) Alleluia. I am well pleased, because the Lord will listen to the voice of my supplication.
1I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
2Because he has inclined his ear to me, therefore will I call upon him while I live.
2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
3The pangs of death compassed me; the dangers of hell found me: I found affliction and sorrow.
3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
4Then I called on the name of the Lord: O Lord, deliver my soul.
4Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
5The Lord is merciful and righteous; yes, our God has pity.
5Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
6The Lord preserves the simple: I was brought low, and he delivered me.
6The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
7Return to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.
8For he has delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
9I shall be well-pleasing before the Lord in the land of the living. (115) Alleluia.
9I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
10I believed, therefore I have spoken: but I was greatly afflicted.
10I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
11And I said in my amazement, Every man is a liar.
11I said in my haste, All men are liars.
12What shall I render to the Lord for all the things wherein he has rewarded me?
12What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?
13I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
13I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
14I will pay my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all his people.
14I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
15Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
15Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
16O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, and the son of your handmaid: you have burst my bonds asunder.
16O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
17I will offer to you the sacrifice of praise, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
18I will pay my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all his people,
18I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,
19in the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of you, Jerusalem.
19In the courts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.