Psalms 116

1 Alleluia. I am well pleased, because the Lord will hearken to the voice of my supplication.

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

2 Because he has inclined his ear to me, therefore will I call upon him while I live.

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

3 The pangs of death compassed me; the dangers of hell found me: I found affliction 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 merciful and righteous; yea, our God has pity.

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

6 The Lord preserves the simple: I was brought low, and he delivered me.

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

7 Return to thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with thee.

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

8 For he has delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

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

9 I shall be well-pleasing before the Lord in the land of the living.

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

10 Alleluia. I believed, wherefore I have spoken: but I was greatly afflicted.

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

11 And I said in mine amazement, Every man is a liar.

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

12 What shall I render to the Lord for all the things wherein he has rewarded me?

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

13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon 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 pay 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 O Lord, I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast burst by bonds asunder.

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 thee the sacrifice of praise, and will call upon 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 pay my vows unto 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 the midst of thee, Jerusalem.

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