Psalm 116

Psalm 116

¹I love the Lord because he hears my voice, my pleas for mercy. 

²I will call on him as long as I live 

because he turns his ear toward me. 

³The ropes of death became tangled around me. 

The horrors of the grave took hold of me. 

I experienced pain and agony. 

⁴But I kept calling on the name of the Lord: 

“Please, Lord, rescue me!” 

⁵The Lord is merciful and righteous. 

Our God is compassionate. 

⁶The Lord protects defenseless people. 

When I was weak, he saved me. 

⁷Be at peace again, my soul, 

because the Lord has been good to you. 

⁸You saved me from death. 

You saved my eyes from tears ⸤and⸥ my feet from stumbling. 

⁹I will walk in the Lord’s presence in this world of the living. 

¹⁰I kept my faith even when I said, 

“I am suffering terribly.” 

¹¹I also said when I was panic-stricken, 

“Everyone is undependable.” 

¹²How can I repay the Lord 

for all the good that he has done for me? 

¹³I will take the cup of salvation 

and call on the name of the Lord. 

¹⁴I will keep 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 ones. 

¹⁶O Lord, I am indeed your servant. 

I am your servant, 

the son of your female servant. 

You have freed me from my chains. 

¹⁷I will bring a song of thanksgiving to you as a sacrifice. 

I will call on the name of the Lord. 

¹⁸I will keep my vows to the Lord 

in the presence of all his people, 

¹⁹in the courtyards of the Lord’s house, 

in the middle of Jerusalem. 

Hallelujah!