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Pentecost Season · Proper 19 · Year B

Psalm 116:1-9 or Wisdom 7:26 - 8:1

I Love the Lord, Who Heard My Voice

September 12, 2027

Daniel in the Lions' Den, Briton Rivière
Daniel in the Lions' Den, Briton Rivière, 1872Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Rivière's Daniel stands with his back to the viewer and his hands behind him, and every lion in the den is looking away from him.I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice. The cords of death encompassed me, and I suffered distress and anguish.Walker Art Gallery, LiverpoolLiverpool's civic gallery, given by a brewer in 1877, with a strong Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite collection.Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMark 8:27-38Mk 8:27-38
EpistleJas. 3:1-12Jas 3:1-12
Old TestamentProv. 1:20-33Prv 1:20-33Alt. OTIsa. 50:4-9aIs 50:4-9a
PsalterPs. 19Ps 19Alt. PsalmPs. 116:1-9Ps 116:1-9 orWis. 7:26 - 8:1Wis 7:26 - 8:1

Overview & Insights

"I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my supplications." (Psalm 116:1)

A thanksgiving of one delivered from death, who vows to walk before the Lord in the land of the living in gratitude for God's mercy.

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Commentary

Commentary on Psalm 116:1-9 (Year B)Commentary on Ps 116:1-9 (Year B) Working Preacher

Luther Seminary's Year B commentary on Psalm 116.

Enduring Word: Psalm 116Enduring Word: Ps 116 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's notes on Psalm 116.

BibleHub Commentaries: Psalm 116:1BibleHub Commentaries: Ps 116:1 BibleHub

Classic commentaries gathered on Psalm 116.

Background & Word Study

Sefaria: Psalm 116 (Hebrew)Sefaria: Ps 116 (Hebrew) Sefaria

Hebrew text of Psalm 116 with traditional Jewish commentary.

Hebrew Interlinear: Psalm 116:1Hebrew Interlinear: Ps 116:1 BibleHub

Hebrew interlinear with parsing for Psalm 116.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Psalm 116Catena: Ps 116 Catena

Church fathers on Psalm 116.

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