Psalm 116

Psalm 116

¹I love the Lord,^h for he heard my voice;

he heard my cryⁱ for mercy.^j

²Because he turned his ear^k to me,

I will call on him as long as I live.

³The cords of death^l entangled me,

the anguish of the grave came over me;

I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

⁴Then I called on the name^m of the Lord:

“Lord, save me!ⁿ”

⁵The Lord is gracious and righteous;^o

our God is full of compassion.^p

⁶The Lord protects the unwary;

when I was brought low,^q he saved me.^r

⁷Return to your rest,^s my soul,

for the Lord has been good^t to you.

⁸For you, Lord, have delivered me^u from death,

my eyes from tears,

my feet from stumbling,

⁹that I may walk before the Lord^v

in the land of the living.^w

¹⁰I trusted^x in the Lord when I said,

“I am greatly afflicted”;^y

¹¹in my alarm I said,

“Everyone is a liar.”^z

¹²What shall I return to the Lord

for all his goodness^a to me?

¹³I will lift up the cup of salvation

and call on the name^b of the Lord.

¹⁴I will fulfill my vows^c to the Lord

in the presence of all his people.

¹⁵Precious in the sight^d of the Lord

is the death of his faithful servants.^e

¹⁶Truly I am your servant, Lord;^f

I serve you just as my mother did;^g

you have freed me from my chains.^h

¹⁷I will sacrifice a thank offeringⁱ to you

and call on the name of the Lord.

¹⁸I will fulfill my vows^j to the Lord

in the presence of all his people,

¹⁹in the courts^k of the house of the Lord—

in your midst, Jerusalem.^l

Praise the Lord.^a