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Alleluia! I am filled with love when Yahweh listens to the sound of my prayer,
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when he bends down to hear me, as I call.
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The bonds of death were all round me, the snares of Sheol held me fast; distress and anguish held me in their grip,
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I called on the name of Yahweh. Deliver me, Yahweh, I beg you.
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Yahweh is merciful and upright, our God is tenderness.
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Yahweh looks after the simple, when I was brought low he gave me strength.
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My heart, be at peace once again, for Yahweh has treated you generously.
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He has rescued me from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.
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I shall pass my life in the presence of Yahweh, in the land of the living.
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My trust does not fail even when I say, 'I am completely wretched.'
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In my terror I said, 'No human being can be relied on.'
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What return can I make to Yahweh for his generosity to me?
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I shall take up the cup of salvation and call on the name of Yahweh.
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I shall fulfil my vows to Yahweh, witnessed by all his people.
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Costly in Yahweh's sight is the death of his faithful.
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I beg you, Yahweh! I am your servant, I am your servant and my mother was your servant; you have undone my fetters.
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I shall offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of Yahweh.
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I shall fulfil my vows to Yahweh, witnessed by all his people,
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in the courts of the house of Yahweh, in your very heart, Jerusalem.
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