Psalms 116
1 I love the Lord because he listens to me, he hears my calls for help.
Alleluia. I am well pleased, because the Lord will hearken to the voice of my supplication.
2 Because he pays attention to what I say I will pray to him as long as I live.
Because he has inclined his ear to me, therefore will I call upon him while I live.
3 I was caught in the snares of death; I was trapped by terrors of the grave. All I experienced was suffering and grief. (Sheol h7585)
The pangs of death compassed me; the dangers of hell found me: I found affliction and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)
4 Then I cried out to the Lord, “Lord, please save me!”
Then I called on the name of the Lord: O Lord, deliver my soul.
5 The Lord is so kind and good! Our God is so compassionate!
The Lord is merciful and righteous; yea, our God has pity.
6 The Lord takes care of those who are powerless; when I was brought down he saved me.
The Lord preserves the simple: I was brought low, and he delivered me.
7 I can once again be at peace because the Lord has been good to me.
Return to thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with thee.
8 For you have saved me from death, my eyes from crying, and my feet from stumbling.
For he has delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
9 Now I can walk with the Lord in the land of the living.
I shall be well-pleasing before the Lord in the land of the living.
10 I trusted in you, so I told you, “I'm suffering terribly!”
Alleluia. I believed, wherefore I have spoken: but I was greatly afflicted.
11 I was so upset that I said, “Everyone's a liar!”
And I said in mine amazement, Every man is a liar.
12 What can I give the Lord in return for all he's done for me?
What shall I render to the Lord for all the things wherein he has rewarded me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and worship the Lord.
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
14 I will keep my promises to the Lord so everyone can see.
I will pay my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all his people.
15 It hurts the Lord when those who trust in him die.
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
16 Lord, I really am your slave, serving you as my mother served you before me, yet you have set me free.
O Lord, I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast burst by bonds asunder.
17 I will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to you and I will worship you.
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of praise, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
18 I will keep my promises to the Lord so everyone can see,
I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the presence of all his people,
19 there in the house of the Lord, right in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!
in the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of thee, Jerusalem.
