American Standard Version
Psalms 116:1
1I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.
Psalms 116:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
- New International Version (NIV)I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I love the Lord, because He has heard My voice and my supplications.
Context of Psalms 116:1
I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications. 2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I callupon himas long as I live. 3The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
Read all of Psalms 116Psalms 116:1 word by word
אָ֭הַבְתִּי כִּֽי־יִשְׁמַ֥ע׀ יְהוָ֑ה אֶת־ק֝וֹלִ֗י תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 116:1
- Psalms 18:1I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
- Psalms 119:132Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me, As thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.
- Mark 12:33and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is much more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.
- John 21:17He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of John, 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.
- 1 John 4:19We love, because he first loved us.
- 1 John 5:2Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments.
- Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.
- Psalms 31:22As for me, 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.
- Psalms 34:3Oh magnify Jehovah with me, And let us exalt his name together.
- Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
- Psalms 66:19But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
- Psalms 69:33For Jehovah heareth the needy, And despiseth not his prisoners.
- Genesis 35:2Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments:
- 1 Samuel 1:26And she said, Oh, my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto Jehovah.
- John 16:24Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be made full.
Commentaries on Psalms 116:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1I love the Lord because he hath heard - How vain and foolish is the talk, "To love God for his benefits to us is mercenary, and cannot be pure love!" Whether pure or impure, there is no other love that can flow from the heart of the creature to its Creator. We love him, said the holiest of Christ's disciples, because he first loved us; and the increase of our love and filial obedience is in proportion to the increased sense we have of our obligation to…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1I love the Lord - The Hebrew rather means, “I love, because the Lord hath heard,” etc. That is, the psalmist was conscious of love; he felt it glowing in his soul; his heart was full of that special joy, tenderness, kindness, peace, which love produces; and the source or reason of this, he says, was that the Lord had heard him in his prayers. Because he hath heard - That is, This fact was a reason for loving him. The psalmist does not say that this was…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The psalmist declares his love to the Lord. (1-9) His desire to be thankful. (10-19) Verses 1-9 We have many reasons for loving the Lord, but are most affected by his loving-kindness when relieved out of deep distress. When a poor sinner is awakened to a sense of his state, and fears that he must soon sink under the just wrath of God, then he finds trouble and sorrow. But let all such call upon the Lord to deliver their souls, and they will find him…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1I love the LORD: This unique opening expresses affection for and commitment to the Lord (see Psalm 18:1; Deuteronomy 6:5) on the basis of what the Lord has done.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-191-2. A truly grateful love will be evinced by acts of worship, which calling on God expresses (Psa 116:13; Psa 55:16; 86:7; compare Psa 17:6; 31:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 116
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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