Psalms 116

¹I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.

²Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.

³The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

⁴Then I called on the name of the Lord: “Lord, save me!”

⁵The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

⁶The Lord protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me.

⁷Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.

⁸For you, Lord, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling,

⁹that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

¹⁰I trusted in the Lord when I said, “I am greatly afflicted”;

¹¹in my alarm I said, “Everyone is a liar.”

¹²What shall I return to the Lord for all his goodness to me?

¹³I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.

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

¹⁵Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants.

¹⁶Truly I am your servant, Lord; I serve you just as my mother did; you have freed me from my chains.

¹⁷I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the Lord.

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

¹⁹in the courts of the house of the Lord— in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.