Psalms 116

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

Alleluia. I have loved: therefore, the Lord will heed the voice of my prayer.

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

For he has inclined his ear to me. And in my days, I will call upon him.

3 The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

The sorrows of death have surrounded me, and the perils of Hell have found me. I have found tribulation and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”

And so, I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, free my soul.

5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

Merciful is the Lord, and just. And our God is compassionate.

6 The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.

The Lord is the keeper of little ones. I was humbled, and he freed me.

7 Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.

Turn again, my soul, to your rest. For the Lord has done good to you.

8 For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

For he has rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from slipping.

9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

I will please the Lord in the land of the living.

10 I believed, therefore I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”

Alleluia. I had confidence, because of what I was saying, but then I was greatly humbled.

11 In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”

I said in my excess, “Every man is a liar.”

12 How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?

What shall I repay to the Lord, for all the things that he has repaid to me?

13 I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.

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

14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.

I will repay my vows to the Lord, in the sight of all his people.

15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his holy ones.

16 Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.

O Lord, because I am your servant, your servant and the son of your handmaid, you have broken my bonds.

17 I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.

I will sacrifice to you the sacrifice of praise, and I will invoke the name of the Lord.

18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,

I will repay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people,

19 in the courts of the LORD’s house, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem.