Psalm 115:18–116:9

¹⁸But as for us, we will ^abless ¹the Lord

From this time forth and forever.

²Praise the Lord!

PSALM 116

Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death.

^1aI love the Lord, because He ^bhears

My voice and my supplications.

²Because He has ^ainclined His ear to me,

Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.

³The ^acords of death encompassed me

And the ¹terrors of ²Sheol ³came upon me;

I found distress and sorrow.

⁴Then ^aI called upon the name of the Lord:

“O Lord, I beseech You, ^1bsave my life!”

^5aGracious is the Lord, and ^brighteous;

Yes, our God is ^ccompassionate.

⁶The Lord preserves ^athe simple;

I was ^bbrought low, and He saved me.

⁷Return to your ^arest, O my soul,

For the Lord has ^bdealt bountifully with you.

⁸For You have ^arescued my soul from death,

My eyes from tears,

My feet from stumbling.

⁹I shall walk before the Lord

In the ^1aland of the living.