{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/116","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T19:33:19.929Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":116,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":115,"nextChapter":117,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":19},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, And my feet from falling."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"I will walk before Jehovah In the land of the living."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"I believe, for I will speak: I was greatly afflicted:"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"I said in my haste, All men are liars."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"What shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me?"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"I will take the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people,"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"In the courts of Jehovah's house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 116 (ASV)","markdown":"[Psalms 116](https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/116)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/116 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}