Psalms 116:1

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I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my pleas for mercy.

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  • 1 John 4:19 : 19 We love because He first loved us.
  • 1 John 5:2-3 : 2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and keeping His commandments. 3 For this is the love of God: that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
  • Ps 66:19-20 : 19 But truly, God has listened; He has attended to the voice of my prayer. 20 Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer or His mercy from me!
  • Ps 69:33 : 33 The humble see it and rejoice; you who seek God, may your hearts live.
  • Ps 119:132 : 132 Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is Your custom toward those who love Your name.
  • Mark 12:33 : 33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.'
  • John 16:24 : 24 Until now you have asked for nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, so that your joy may be full.
  • John 21:17 : 17 The third time, Jesus asked, 'Simon son of John, do you love me?' Peter was hurt that Jesus asked him a third time, 'Do you love me?' He said, 'Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my sheep.'
  • Gen 35:2 : 2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your clothes."
  • 1 Sam 1:26 : 26 She said, 'Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.
  • Ps 18:1-6 : 1 To the director, a song of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 2 He said, "I love You, LORD, my strength." 3 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 4 I called upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I was saved from my enemies. 5 The cords of death surrounded me, and the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. 6 The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the traps of death confronted me.
  • Ps 31:22-23 : 22 Blessed be the LORD, for he has shown his wondrous love to me in a fortified city. 23 In my alarm, I said, "I am cut off from your sight." Yet you heard the voice of my pleas when I cried out to you for help.
  • Ps 34:3-4 : 3 My soul will boast in the Lord; the humble will hear and be glad. 4 Magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.
  • Ps 40:1 : 1 For the director: A psalm of David.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    2Because he has inclined his ear to me, I will call to him as long as I live.

  • Ps 28:6-7
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    6Blessed be the LORD, for he has heard the voice of my supplications.

    7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I was helped. Therefore, my heart exults, and with my song I will praise him.

  • Ps 140:6
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    6The arrogant have hidden traps for me; they have spread out cords as a net and set snares for me along my path. Selah.

  • Ps 120:1
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    1A song of ascents: I called to the LORD in my distress, and He answered me.

  • Ps 142:1
    79%

    1A contemplative poem of David, when he was in the cave, a prayer.

  • Ps 6:9
    78%

    9Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping.

  • Ps 18:1
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    1To the director, a song of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

  • Ps 130:1-2
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    78%

    1A song of ascents. From the depths I call to You, LORD.

    2Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.

  • Ps 17:6
    77%

    6I call on you, God, for you will answer me. Turn your ear to me and hear my words.

  • Ps 141:1
    76%

    1A psalm of David. LORD, I call to You; hurry to me. Hear my voice when I cry out to You.

  • Ps 40:1
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    1For the director: A psalm of David.

  • Ps 118:21
    76%

    21I will give you thanks, for You have answered me and have become my salvation.

  • Ps 27:7
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    7Hear my voice, Lord, when I call. Be gracious to me and answer me.

  • Ps 30:8
    76%

    8O LORD, by Your favor, You made my mountain stand strong; but when You hid Your face, I was terrified.

  • Ps 146:1
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    1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul!

  • Ps 3:4
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    4But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

  • Ps 102:1
    75%

    1A prayer of an afflicted person, when they are overwhelmed and pour out their complaint before the LORD.

  • Ps 18:6
    75%

    6The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the traps of death confronted me.

  • Ps 30:2
    75%

    2I will exalt You, O LORD, for You drew me up and did not let my enemies rejoice over me.

  • Ps 31:22
    75%

    22Blessed be the LORD, for he has shown his wondrous love to me in a fortified city.

  • Ps 116:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4Then I called on the name of the Lord: 'O Lord, please save my life!'

    5Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

  • Ps 111:1
    75%

    1Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart, in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

  • Ps 118:5
    75%

    5Out of my distress, I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me in a spacious place.

  • Ps 77:1
    75%

    1For the Chief Musician, according to Jeduthun, a psalm of Asaph.

  • Ps 143:1
    74%

    1A psalm of David. Lord, hear my prayer; listen to my pleas for mercy. In your faithfulness and righteousness, answer me.

  • Ps 86:6
    74%

    6Listen, Lord, to my prayer, and attend to the sound of my pleas for mercy.

  • Ps 61:1
    74%

    1For the chief musician, with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

  • Ps 116:17
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    17To you I will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.

  • Ps 119:159
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    159Consider how I love Your precepts, LORD; in Your lovingkindness give me life.

  • Ps 26:8
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    8Lord, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.

  • Ps 5:2
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    2Listen to my words, LORD; consider my meditation.

  • 2 Sam 22:7
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    7In my distress, I called upon the LORD and cried out to my God. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help reached his ears.

  • Ps 116:12
    73%

    12What shall I return to the Lord for all his goodness to me?

  • Ps 69:16
    73%

    16Do not let the floodwaters overwhelm me; do not let the deep swallow me up, or let the pit close its mouth over me.

  • Ps 66:19
    73%

    19But truly, God has listened; He has attended to the voice of my prayer.

  • Ps 34:4
    73%

    4Magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.

  • Ps 118:28
    73%

    28You are my God, and I will give You thanks; You are my God, and I will exalt You.

  • Ps 63:3
    73%

    3So I have seen you in the sanctuary, to behold your power and your glory.

  • Ps 13:6
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    6But I trust in Your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in Your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, for He has been good to me.

  • Ps 119:146
    73%

    146I call to You; save me, so that I may keep Your testimonies.

  • Ps 66:16-17
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    16Come and listen, all who fear God, and I will tell you what He has done for me.

    17I cried out to Him with my mouth, and His praise was on my tongue.

  • Ps 119:149
    73%

    149Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; LORD, preserve my life according to Your judgment.

  • Ps 30:10
    73%

    10What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?

  • Ps 88:1
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  • Ps 55:16
    73%

    16May death seize them suddenly; let them go down alive into Sheol, for evil is in their dwelling and within them.

  • Ps 143:8
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    8Let me hear of your lovingkindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.