Psalms 116

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

I rejoice that the LORD hath heard the voice of my supplication,

2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon [him] as long as I live.

That he hath inclined his ear to me and heard me; I will call upon him as long as I live.

3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

The snares of death encompassed me, And the pains of the underworld seized upon me; I found distress and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

Then called I upon the LORD: O LORD! deliver me!

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

Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.

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

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

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

Return, O my soul! to thy rest! For the LORD hath dealt kindly with thee.

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

For thou hast preserved me from death; Thou hast kept mine eyes from tears, And my feet from falling!

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

I shall walk before the LORD, In the land of the living.

10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

I had trust, although I said, “I am grievously afflicted!”

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

I said in my distress, “All men are liars.”

12 What shall I render unto the LORD [for] all his benefits toward me?

What shall I render to the LORD For all his benefits to me?

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

I will take the cup of salvation, And 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 pay my vows to the LORD, In the presence of all his people.

15 Precious in the sight of the LORD [is] the death of his saints.

Precious in the eyes 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.

Hear, O LORD! for I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid! Thou hast loosed my bonds.

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

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

18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,

I will pay my vows to the LORD In the presence 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 the midst of thee, O Jerusalem! Praise ye the LORD!