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1I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

Psalms 116:1

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • We love him, because he first loved us.

  • But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. …

  • By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. …

  • Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

  • O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. …

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-9)

In this part of the psalm we have, I. A general account of David’s experience, and his pious resolutions ( Ps. 116:1 , 2 ), which are as the contents of the whole psalm, and give an idea of it. 1. He had experienced God’s goodness to him in answer to prayer: He has heard my voice and my supplications . David, in straits, had humbly and earnestly begged mercy of God, and God had heard him, that is,…

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