| Psalm 116 | |
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| "I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice" | |
| Egyptian Hallel psalm | |
 Scroll of the Psalms | |
| Other name |
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| Language | Hebrew (original) |
| Psalm 116 | |
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| Book | Book of Psalms |
| Hebrew Bible part | Ketuvim |
| Order in the Hebrew part | 1 |
| Category | Sifrei Emet |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 19 |
Psalm 116 is the 116th psalm of the Book of Psalms,[1] beginning in English in the King James Version: "I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications". It is part of the Egyptian Hallel sequence in the Book of Psalms.
In the slightly different numbering system in the Greek Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate version of the Bible, this psalm begins with Psalm 114, counted as verses 1–9 of Psalm 116, combined with Psalm 115 for the remaining verses. In Latin, Psalm 114 is known as "Dilexi quoniam exaudiet Dominus",[2] and Psalm 115 is known as "Credidi propter quod locutus sum".[3] Psalm 116 in Hebrew is the fourth psalm in the “Egyptian Hallel”.[4] The Septuagint and Vulgate open with the word "Alleluia", whereas the Hebrew version has this word at the end of the preceding psalm.[5]
Psalm 116 is used as a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies. It has often been set to music, including settings by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Anton Bruckner and Franz Schreker.
- ^ Derek Kidner, Psalms 73–150, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1975), 411.
- ^ Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 114 (116) Archived 2017-05-07 at the Wayback Machine medievalist.net
- ^ Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 115 (116) Archived 2017-05-07 at the Wayback Machine medievalist.net
- ^ William D. Barrick, Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs:The Master Musician’s Melodies. (Placerita Baptist Church, 2007).
- ^ Jerusalem Bible (1966), Footnote a at Psalm 116