Psalms 116:1

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Psalms 116:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.

2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.

3 The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

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Psalms 18:1

I love You, O LORD, my strength.

Psalms 18:2

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Psalms 18:3

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

Psalms 18:4

The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.

Psalms 18:5

The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

Psalms 18:6

In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.

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and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, which is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

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Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.

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1 John 5:3

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Psalms 34:4

I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.

Psalms 40:1

I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

Psalms 66:19

But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

Psalms 66:20

Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!

Psalms 69:33

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Genesis 35:2

So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments.

1 Samuel 1:26

“Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.

John 16:24

Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.