1 I love the LORD , for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry for mercy.
2 Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave [1] came upon me;
I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the LORD :
"O LORD , save me!"
5 The LORD is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
6 The LORD protects the simplehearted;
when I was in great need, he saved me.
7 Be at rest once more, O my soul,
for the LORD has been good to you.
8 For you, O LORD , have delivered my soul from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the LORD
in the land of the living.
10 I believed; therefore [2] I said,
"I am greatly afflicted."
11 And in my dismay I said,
"All men are liars."
12 How can I repay the LORD
for all his goodness to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the LORD .
14 I will fulfill 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.
16 O LORD , truly I am your servant;
I am your servant, the son of your maidservant [3] ;
you have freed me from my chains.
17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you
and call on the name of the LORD .
18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts of the house of the LORD -
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD . [4]
Footnotes
- 116:3 Hebrew Sheol
- 116:10 Or believed even when
- 116:16 Or servant, your faithful son
- 116:19 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
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International Bible Society.
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