Psalms 116

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

I love the Lord, for he hears my voice, my pleas for mercy.

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: 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)

About me were snares of death, the anguish of Sheol was upon me: distress and sorrow were mine. (Sheol h7585)

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

Then I called on the name of the Lord: ‘I beseech you, O Lord, deliver me.’

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

Gracious and just is the Lord, compassionate is our God.

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

The Lord preserves the simple; when I was drooping, he saved me.

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

Be at peace, my heart, once more, for the Lord has been good to you.

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

You have rescued me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

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

Before the Lord I will walk in the land of the living.

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

I held fast my faith, though I said, ‘Ah me! I am sore afflicted,’

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

though in my alarm I said, ‘Everyone is a liar.’

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

What shall I render the Lord for all his bounty to me?

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

I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call on 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.

Grave in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his loyal and loved ones.

16 O LORD, truly I [am] thy servant; I [am] thy servant, [and] the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

Ah, Lord! I am your servant, your servant, child of your handmaid. You have loosened 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 you a thank-offering, and call on 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 you, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah.