Psalm 115:18–116:9

¹⁸But we will praise the Lord

now and forever.

Praise the Lord!

Thanksgiving for Escaping Death

116I love the Lord,

because he listens to my prayers for help.

²He paid attention to me,

so I will call to him for help as long as I live.

³The ropes of death bound me,

and the fear of the grave took hold of me.

I was troubled and sad.

⁴Then I called out the name of the Lord.

I said, “Please, Lord, save me!”

⁵The Lord is kind and does what is right;

our God is merciful.

⁶The Lord watches over the foolish;

when I was helpless, he saved me.

⁷I said to myself, “Relax,

because the Lord takes care of you.”

⁸Lord, you saved me from death.

You stopped my eyes from crying;

you kept me from being defeated.

⁹So I will walk with the Lord

in the land of the living.