Psalms 116

1 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice [and] my supplications.

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

2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon [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 sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found 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 called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

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

5 Gracious [is] the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God [is] merciful.

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

6 The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

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

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

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

8 For thou hast 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 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 have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

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

11 I said in my haste, All men [are] liars.

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

12 What shall I render unto the LORD [for] all his benefits toward 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 unto the LORD now 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, truly I [am] thy servant; I [am] thy servant, [and] the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed 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 thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, 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 now 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, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

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