Psalms 116

Giga Bible (GIGAKJV) · 19 verses · 17 differ from the KJV
  1. 1I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my prayers for mercy.
  2. 2Because he has listened closely to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
  3. 3The sorrows of death surrounded me, and the pains of hell got hold on me: I found trouble and sorrow.
  4. 4Then called I on the name of the Lord, O Lord, I urge you, deliver my soul.
  5. 5Gracious is the Lord, and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.
  6. 6The Lord preserves the inexperienced: I was brought low, and he helped me.
  7. 7Return to your rest, O my soul. For the Lord has dealt generously with you.
  8. 8For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
  9. 9I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
  10. 10I believed, therefore I have spoken: I was greatly suffering:
  11. 11I said in my panic, All men are liars.
  12. 12What shall I give to the Lord for all his benefits toward me?
  13. 13I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.
  14. 14I will pay my vows to the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
  15. 15Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
  16. 16O Lord, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, and the son of your female servant: you have untied my bonds.
  17. 17I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on the name of the Lord.
  18. 18I will pay my vows to the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
  19. 19In the courts of the Lord's house, among you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.

What changed from the KJV

GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Psalms 116 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.

Psalms 116:1

KJVI love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

GIGAKJVI love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my prayers for mercy.

Psalms 116:2

KJVBecause he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

GIGAKJVBecause he has listened closely to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.

Psalms 116:3

KJVThe sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

GIGAKJVThe sorrows of death surrounded me, and the pains of hell got hold on me: I found trouble and sorrow.

Psalms 116:4

KJVThen called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

GIGAKJVThen called I on the name of the Lord, O Lord, I urge you, deliver my soul.

Psalms 116:5

KJVGracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

GIGAKJVGracious is the Lord, and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.

Psalms 116:6

KJVThe Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

GIGAKJVThe Lord preserves the inexperienced: I was brought low, and he helped me.

Psalms 116:7

KJVReturn unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

GIGAKJVReturn to your rest, O my soul. For the Lord has dealt generously with you.

Psalms 116:8

KJVFor thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

GIGAKJVFor you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

Psalms 116:10

KJVI believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

GIGAKJVI believed, therefore I have spoken: I was greatly suffering:

Psalms 116:11

KJVI said in my haste, All men are liars.

GIGAKJVI said in my panic, All men are liars.

Psalms 116:12

KJVWhat shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?

GIGAKJVWhat shall I give to the Lord for all his benefits toward me?

Psalms 116:13

KJVI will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.

GIGAKJVI will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.

Psalms 116:14

KJVI will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.

GIGAKJVI will pay my vows to the Lord now in the presence of all his people.

Psalms 116:16

KJVO Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

GIGAKJVO Lord, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, and the son of your female servant: you have untied my bonds.

Psalms 116:17

KJVI will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

GIGAKJVI will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on the name of the Lord.

Psalms 116:18

KJVI will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.

GIGAKJVI will pay my vows to the Lord now in the presence of all his people.

Psalms 116:19

KJVIn the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

GIGAKJVIn the courts of the Lord's house, among you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.

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