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[RUBRIC: Psalm]

114 [116]. I loved, for the Lord will hear the voice of my prayer; for He inclined His ear unto me, and in my days I called upon Him. The pangs of death surrounded me, and the griefs of hell found me. I found trouble and anguish, and I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, save my soul; our God is merciful, He has mercy, and the Lord preserves the simple. I was brought low, and the Lord saved me; return, my soul, unto thy rest, for the Lord has helped thee. He delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling; I shall be pleasing before the Lord in the land of the living. I believed, wherefore I have spoken, and I was brought very low. I said in my astonishment that every man is a liar. What return shall I give to the Lord for all that He has given to me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all His people.