Psa 116:1-2, 16-18, 118:19-22, Isa 30:19 | ESV | STEP | I love the Lord , because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy .

h[See ver. 13 above]

i[See ver. 14 above]

j Isa. 26:2; [Ps. 24:7, 9]

k Rev. 21:27; 22:14; [Isa. 35:8]

l Ps. 116:1

m[See ver. 14 above]

nCited Matt. 21:42; Mark 12:10, 11; Luke 20:17; [Isa. 28:16]; Acts 4:11; Eph. 2:20; 1 Pet. 2:4-7

p[ch. 14:32]

Psalms 116:1-2

I Love the Lord

1 I ^alove the Lord, because he has ^bheard
my voice and my pleas for mercy.
2 Because he ^cinclined his ear to me,
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.

Psalms 116:16-18

16 O Lord, I am your ^dservant;
I am your servant, ^ethe son of your maidservant.
You have ^floosed my bonds.
17 I will ^goffer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and ^hcall on the name of the Lord.
18 I will ⁱpay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,

Psalms 118:19-22

19 ^jOpen to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord;
^kthe righteous shall enter through it.
21 I thank you that ^lyou have answered me
^mand have become my salvation.
22 ⁿThe stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone. ^{▼▼Hebrew the head of the corner}

Isaiah 30:19

19 For a people shall dwell ^pin Zion, in Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. As soon as he hears it, he answers you.