Psalms 116

1 Alleluia. I am well pleased, because the Lord will listen to the voice of my supplication.

I love the Lord because he listens to me, he hears my calls for help.

2 Because he has inclined his ear to me, therefore will I call upon him while I live.

Because he pays attention to what I say I will pray to him as long as I live.

3 The pangs of death compassed me; the dangers of hell found me: I found affliction and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

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)

4 Then I called on the name of the Lord: O Lord, deliver my soul.

Then I cried out to the Lord, “Lord, please save me!”

5 The Lord is merciful and righteous; yes, our God has pity.

The Lord is so kind and good! Our God is so compassionate!

6 The Lord preserves the simple: I was brought low, and he delivered me.

The Lord takes care of those who are powerless; when I was brought down he saved me.

7 Return to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

I can once again be at peace because the Lord has been good to me.

8 For he has delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

For you have saved me from death, my eyes from crying, and my feet from stumbling.

9 I shall be well-pleasing before the Lord in the land of the living.

Now I can walk with the Lord in the land of the living.

10 Alleluia. I believed, therefore I have spoken: but I was greatly afflicted.

I trusted in you, so I told you, “I'm suffering terribly!”

11 And I said in mine amazement, Every man is a liar.

I was so upset that I said, “Everyone's a liar!”

12 What shall I render to the Lord for all the things wherein he has rewarded me?

What can I give the Lord in return for all he's done for 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 worship the Lord.

14 I will pay my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all his people.

I will keep my promises to the Lord so everyone can see.

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

It hurts the Lord when those who trust in him die.

16 O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, and the son of your handmaid: you have burst by bonds asunder.

Lord, I really am your slave, serving you as my mother served you before me, yet you have set me free.

17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of praise, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

I will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to you and I will worship you.

18 I will pay my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all his people,

I will keep my promises to the Lord so everyone can see,

19 in the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of you, Jerusalem.

there in the house of the Lord, right in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!