Psalms 116

1 I love that the LORD should hear my voice and my supplications.

I have loved, because the Lord will hear the voice of my prayer.

2 Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him all my days.

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me: and in my days I will call upon him.

3 The cords of death compassed me, and the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

The sorrows of death have encompassed me: and the perils of hell have found me. I met with trouble and sorrow: (Sheol h7585)

4 But I called upon the name of the LORD: 'I beseech thee, O LORD, deliver my soul.'

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

5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is compassionate.

The Lord is merciful and just, and our God sheweth mercy.

6 The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.

The Lord is the keeper of little ones: I was little and he delivered me.

7 Return, O my soul, unto Thy rest; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

Turn, O my soul, into thy rest: for the Lord hath been bountiful to thee.

8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.

For he hath delivered my soul from death: my eyes from tears, my feet from falling.

9 I shall walk before the LORD in the lands of the living.

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

10 I trusted even when I spoke: 'I am greatly afflicted.'

I have believed, therefore have I spoken; but I have been humbled exceedingly.

11 I said in my haste: 'All men are liars.'

I said in my excess: Every man is a liar.

12 How can I repay unto the LORD all His bountiful dealings toward me?

What shall I render to the Lord, for all the things he hath rendered unto me?

13 I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.

I will take the chalice of salvation; and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

14 My vows will I pay unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people.

I will pay my vows to the Lord before 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 saints.

16 I beseech Thee, O LORD, for I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bands.

O Lord, for I am thy servant: I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds:

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.

I will sacrifice to thee the sacrifice of praise, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people;

I will pay 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, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah.

In the courts of the house of the Lord, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.