--- title: "Psalms 116 - Study King James Bible with treasury of scripture knowledge" description: "Read Psalms 116 with treasury of scripture knowledge commentary. 1 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/psalms/116" --- [ Read](/kjv/psalms/116)[ Commentary](/study/psalms/116)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/psalms/116) Audio 1 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice *and* my supplications. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon *him* as long as I live.* 3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.* 4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 5 Gracious *is* the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God *is* merciful. 6 The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. 7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee. 8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, *and* my feet from falling. 9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. 10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted: 11 I said in my haste, All men *are* liars. 12 What shall I render unto the LORD *for* all his benefits toward me? 13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. 14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people. 15 Precious in the sight of the LORD *is* the death of his saints. 16 O LORD, truly I *am* thy servant; I *am* thy servant, *and* the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD. 18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people, 19 In the courts of the LORD’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD. [Psalms 115](/study/psalms/115) [Psalms 117](/study/psalms/117) ## Commentary To verse 1 am 3468, bc 536 - Title From several instances of the Chaldee dialect being used in this Psalm, it appears to have been written after the Babylonian captivity. **love:** [Psalms 18:1-6](/kjv/psalms/18/1-6), [Psalms 119:132](/kjv/psalms/119/132), [Mark 12:33](/kjv/mark/12/33), [John 21:17](/kjv/john/21/17), [1 John 4:19](/kjv/1-john/4/19), [1 John 5:2](/kjv/1-john/5/2), [1 John 5:3](/kjv/1-john/5/3) **because:** [Psalms 18:6](/kjv/psalms/18/6), [Psalms 31:22](/kjv/psalms/31/22), [Psalms 31:23](/kjv/psalms/31/23), [Psalms 34:3](/kjv/psalms/34/3), [Psalms 34:4](/kjv/psalms/34/4), [Psalms 40:1](/kjv/psalms/40/1), [Psalms 66:19](/kjv/psalms/66/19), [Psalms 66:20](/kjv/psalms/66/20), [Psalms 69:33](/kjv/psalms/69/33), [Genesis 35:2](/kjv/genesis/35/2), [1 Samuel 1:26](/kjv/1-samuel/1/26), [John 16:24](/kjv/john/16/24) **Reciprocal:** [Genesis 19:19](/kjv/genesis/19/19) - and thou [Genesis 24:21](/kjv/genesis/24/21) - wondering at [Genesis 24:52](/kjv/genesis/24/52) - worshipped [Genesis 35:3](/kjv/genesis/35/3) - who answered [Deuteronomy 11:1](/kjv/deuteronomy/11/1) - thou shalt [Deuteronomy 26:7](/kjv/deuteronomy/26/7) - we cried [1 Samuel 1:27](/kjv/1-samuel/1/27) - and the Lord [2 Samuel 22:1](/kjv/2-samuel/22/1) - David [1 Kings 9:3](/kjv/1-kings/9/3) - I have heard [1 Kings 22:32](/kjv/1-kings/22/32) - Jehoshaphat [1 Chronicles 4:10](/kjv/1-chronicles/4/10) - God granted [2 Chronicles 18:31](/kjv/2-chronicles/18/31) - Jehoshaphat [Esther 5:2](/kjv/esther/5/2) - she [Job 9:16](/kjv/job/9/16) - If I had [Job 22:27](/kjv/job/22/27) - make thy [Job 33:26](/kjv/job/33/26) - pray [Psalms 3:4](/kjv/psalms/3/4) - I cried [Psalms 6:9](/kjv/psalms/6/9) - will receive [Psalms 28:6](/kjv/psalms/28/6) - *General* [Psalms 59:16](/kjv/psalms/59/16) - day [Psalms 66:17](/kjv/psalms/66/17) - I cried [Psalms 71:2](/kjv/psalms/71/2) - incline [Psalms 77:1](/kjv/psalms/77/1) - gave [Psalms 118:21](/kjv/psalms/118/21) - *General* [Song of Solomon 1:7](/kjv/song-of-solomon/1/7) - O thou [Isaiah 38:9](/kjv/isaiah/38/9) - writing [Lamentations 3:56](/kjv/lamentations/3/56) - hast ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/psalms/116#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","width":672,"height":448,"caption":"Real Bible Believers"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/psalms/116#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/treasury-of-scripture-knowledge/psalms/116","name":"Psalms 116 - 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