Psalm 116

Psalm 116

¹I love the Lord, because he heard my voice.

He heard my cry for his favor.

²Because he paid attention to me,

I will call out to him as long as I live.

³The ropes of death were wrapped around me.

The horrors of the grave came over me.

I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.

⁴Then I called out to the Lord.

I cried out, “Lord, save me!”

⁵The Lord is holy and kind.

Our God is full of tender love.

⁶The Lord takes care of those who are as helpless as children.

When I was in great need, he saved me.

⁷I said to myself, “Be calm.

The Lord has been good to me.”

⁸Lord, you have saved me from death.

You have dried the tears from my eyes.

You have kept me from tripping and falling.

⁹So now I can enjoy life here with you

while I’m still living.

¹⁰I believed in you even when I said to myself,

“I’m in great pain.”

¹¹When I was terrified, I said to myself,

“No one tells the truth.”

¹²The Lord has been so good to me!

How can I ever pay him back?

¹³I will bring an offering of wine to the Lord

and thank him for saving me.

I will worship him.

¹⁴In front of all of the Lord’s people,

I will do what I promised him.

¹⁵The Lord pays special attention

when his faithful people die.

¹⁶Lord, I serve you.

I serve you just as my mother did.

You have set me free from the chains of my suffering.

¹⁷Lord, I will sacrifice a thank offering to you.

I will worship you.

¹⁸In front of all of the Lord’s people,

I will do what I promised him.

¹⁹I will keep my promise in the courtyards of the Lord’s temple.

I will keep my promise in Jerusalem itself.

Praise the Lord.