Psalms 116:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I will serve the LORD in the land of the living.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 27:13 : 13 Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience the LORD’s favor in the land of the living?
  • Ps 61:7 : 7 May he reign forever before God! Decree that your loyal love and faithfulness should protect him.
  • Isa 53:8 : 8 He was led away after an unjust trial– but who even cared? Indeed, he was cut off from the land of the living; because of the rebellion of his own people he was wounded.
  • Gen 17:1 : 1 The Sign of the Covenant When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to him and said,“I am the Sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.
  • 1 Kgs 2:4 : 4 and the LORD will fulfill his promise to me,‘If your descendants watch their step and live faithfully in my presence with all their heart and being, then,’ he promised,‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
  • 1 Kgs 8:25 : 25 Now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said,‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.’
  • 1 Kgs 9:4 : 4 You must serve me with integrity and sincerity, just as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations.
  • Luke 1:75 : 75 in holiness and righteousness before him for as long as we live.
  • Luke 1:6 : 6 They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 8Yes, LORD, you rescued my life from death, kept my eyes from tears and my feet from stumbling.

  • Ps 56:12-13
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    12I am obligated to fulfill the vows I made to you, O God; I will give you the thank-offerings you deserve,

    13when you deliver my life from death. You keep my feet from stumbling, so that I might serve God as I enjoy life.

  • Ps 118:17-19
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    17I will not die, but live, and I will proclaim what the LORD has done.

    18The LORD severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death.

    19Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple! I will enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.

  • 45I will be secure, for I seek your precepts.

  • 11“I thought,‘I will no longer see the LORD in the land of the living, I will no longer look on humankind with the inhabitants of the world.

  • Ps 146:1-2
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    1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul!

    2I will praise the LORD as long as I live! I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist!

  • 13Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience the LORD’s favor in the land of the living?

  • Ps 116:13-14
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    13I will celebrate my deliverance, and call on the name of the LORD.

    14I will fulfill my vows to the LORD before all his people.

  • Ps 116:17-19
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    17I will present a thank offering to you, and call on the name of the LORD.

    18I will fulfill my vows to the LORD before all his people,

    19in the courts of the LORD’s temple, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

  • 6Surely your goodness and faithfulness will pursue me all my days, and I will live in the LORD’s house for the rest of my life.

  • 3For I am ever aware of your faithfulness, and your loyalty continually motivates me.

  • 10I had faith when I said,“I am severely oppressed.”

  • Ps 26:11-12
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    74%

    11But I have integrity! Rescue me and have mercy on me!

    12I am safe, and among the worshipers I will praise the LORD.

  • 5I cry out to you, O LORD; I say,“You are my shelter, my security in the land of the living.”

  • Ps 16:8-9
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    8I constantly trust in the LORD; because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

    9So my heart rejoices and I am happy; My life is safe.

  • 7Even when I must walk in the midst of danger, you revive me. You oppose my angry enemies, and your right hand delivers me.

  • 16O Lord, your decrees can give men life; may years of life be restored to me. Restore my health and preserve my life.’

  • 8May I hear about your loyal love in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way I should go, because I long for you.

  • 1By David. Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have integrity, and I trust in the LORD without wavering.

  • 33I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God as long as I exist!

  • 9He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip.

  • 4Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me.

  • Ps 9:13-14
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    13when they prayed:“Have mercy on me, LORD! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

    14Then I will tell about all your praiseworthy acts; in the gates of Daughter Zion I will rejoice because of your deliverance.”

  • 11You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.

  • 1A psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

  • Ps 143:10-11
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    10Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land.

    11O LORD, for the sake of your reputation, revive me! Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble!

  • 2and listened to me. As long as I live, I will call to him when I need help.

  • 3O LORD, you pulled me up from Sheol; you rescued me from among those descending into the grave.

  • 19The sovereign LORD is my source of strength. He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.(This prayer is for the song leader. It is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.)

  • 71%

    7But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you.

  • Isa 38:19-20
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    19The living person, the living person, he gives you thanks, as I do today. A father tells his sons about your faithfulness.

    20The LORD is about to deliver me, and we will celebrate with music for the rest of our lives in the LORD’s temple.”

  • 5I carefully obey your commands; I do not deviate from them.

  • 116Sustain me as you promised, so that I will live. Do not disappoint me!

  • 12Thus I will strengthen them by my power, and they will walk about in my name,” says the LORD.

  • 159See how I love your precepts! O LORD, revive me with your loyal love!

  • 2I will walk in the way of integrity. When will you come to me? I will conduct my business with integrity in the midst of my palace.

  • 37You widen my path; my feet do not slip.

  • 70%

    1For the music director; according to the alumoth-labben style; a psalm of David. I will thank the LORD with all my heart! I will tell about all your amazing deeds!