Psalm 115:18–116:9

¹⁸But we, the living, will give thanks to him

now and for ever.

Praise the Lord!

A Man Saved from Death Praises God

116I love the Lord, because he hears me;

he listens to my prayers.

²He listens to me

every time I call to him.

³The danger of death was all round me;

the horrors of the grave closed in on me;

I was filled with fear and anxiety.

⁴Then I called to the Lord,

“I beg you, Lord, save me!”

⁵The Lord is merciful and good;

our God is compassionate.

⁶The Lord protects the helpless;

when I was in danger, he saved me.

⁷Be confident, my heart,

because the Lord has been good to me.

⁸The Lord saved me from death;

he stopped my tears

and kept me from defeat.

⁹And so I walk in the presence of the Lord

in the world of the living.