Psalms 116:1

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice [and] my supplications.

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About this Translation

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Formal EquivalenceBest for: Liturgical reading in traditional settings

🎯 Translation Approach

A formal, word-for-word oriented translation produced by committee in Early Modern English, emphasizing dignified, literary style and consistency with original-language forms.

Word-for-word

4/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Early Modern English register: Uses archaic pronouns and verb endings (thee, thou, -eth, -est) and classical syntax.
Supplied-words italics: Words added for English clarity are often italicized to signal they are not directly in the source text.
Textual basis: Primarily translated from the Masoretic Hebrew Text (OT) and the Textus Receptus Greek (NT), reflecting the scholarship of its time.
Literary influence: Profound impact on English literature, rhetoric, and idiom for over four centuries.
Public domain status: Generally available for unrestricted use and distribution (with some exceptions in the UK Crown copyright context).

✅ Strengths

Literary beauty and poetic cadence
Historical and cultural influence
Consistency of phrasing helpful for memorization
Formal translation approach preserves structure
Widely used in traditional liturgy

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic vocabulary and syntax can hinder comprehension
Textual base (Masoretic Text and Textus Receptus) differs from many modern critical editions
Obsolete pronouns and verb endings (thee, thou, -eth, -est)
Non-contemporary idioms may obscure meaning for modern readers
Limited gender-inclusive language

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Readers who prefer traditional, poetic language
Liturgical traditions that use the KJV
Memorization and recitation
Students of English literature and history
Comparative translation study

Consider alternatives for

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Referenced Verses

1 John 4:19 : 19 We love him, because he first loved us.
1 John 5:2-3 : 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Ps 66:19-20 : 19 [But] verily God hath heard [me]; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. 20 Blessed [be] God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
Ps 69:33 : 33 For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
Ps 119:132 : 132 ¶ Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.
Mark 12:33 : 33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
John 16:24 : 24 ‹Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.›
John 21:17 : 17 He saith unto him the third time, ‹Simon,› [son] ‹of Jonas, lovest thou me?› Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, ‹Feed my sheep.›
Gen 35:2 : 2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that [were] with him, Put away the strange gods that [are] among you, and be clean, and change your garments:
1 Sam 1:26 : 26 And she said, Oh my lord, [as] thy soul liveth, my lord, I [am] the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
Ps 18:1-6 : 1 ¶ To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. 2 The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [and] my high tower. 3 I will call upon the LORD, [who is worthy] to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. 6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, [even] into his ears.
Ps 31:22-23 : 22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee. 23 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: [for] the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
Ps 34:3-4 : 3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Ps 40:1 : 1 ¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

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