{"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/kjv/psalms/116","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-29T17:24:39.644Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":116,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":115,"nextChapter":117,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":19},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice <i>and</i> my supplications."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon <i>him</i> as long as I live."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Gracious <i>is</i> the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God <i>is</i> merciful."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, <i>and</i> my feet from falling."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"I said in my haste, All men <i>are</i> liars."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"What shall I render unto the LORD <i>for</i> all his benefits toward me?"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Precious in the sight of the LORD <i>is</i> the death of his saints."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"O LORD, truly I <i>am</i> thy servant; I <i>am</i> thy servant, <i>and</i> the son of thine 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 the LORD."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 116 (KJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 116](https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/116)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/116 (accessed 2026-05-29)."}}