The Lord has heard my voice
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I love Yahweh because he hears me when I cry to him for help.
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He listens to me, so I will call out to him all during my life.
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Everything around me caused me to think that I would die; I was very afraid that I would die and go to the place where dead people are. I was very distressed and afraid.
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But then I called out to Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh, I plead with you to save me!”
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Yahweh is kind and does what is right; he is our God, and he acts mercifully to us.
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He protects those who are helpless; when I thought that I would die, he saved me.
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I must encourage myself because Yahweh has done very good things for me.
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Yahweh has saved me from dying and has kept me from troubles that would cause me to cry. He has kept me from disaster.
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So here on the earth where people are still alive, I live, knowing that Yahweh is directing me.
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I continued to believe in Yahweh, even when I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”
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Even when I was distressed and said, “I cannot trust anyone,” I continued to trust in Yahweh.
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So now I will tell you what I will offer to Yahweh because of all the good things that he has done for me.
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I will offer to him a cup of wine to thank him for saving me.
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When I am together with many people who belong to Yahweh, I will give to him the offerings that I solemnly promised to give to him.
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Yahweh is very grieved when one of his people dies.
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I am one of those who serves Yahweh; I serve him like my mother did. He has ended my troubles.
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So I will offer to him a sacrifice to thank him, and I will pray to him.
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When I am together with many of the people who belong to Yahweh in the courtyard outside his temple in Jerusalem,
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I will give to him the offerings that I solemnly promised to give to him. Praise Yahweh!
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