Psalm 116:1–14

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

he heard my cryi for mercy.j

2 Because he turned his eark to me,

I will call on him as long as I live.

3 The cords of deathl entangled me,

the anguish of the grave came over me;

I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

4 Then I called on the namem of the Lord:

“Lord, save me!n”

5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;o

our God is full of compassion.p

6 The Lord protects the unwary;

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

7 Return to your rest,s my soul,

for the Lord has been goodt to you.

8 For you, Lord, have delivered meu from death,

my eyes from tears,

my feet from stumbling,

9 that I may walk before the Lordv

in the land of the living.w

10 I trustedx in the Lord when I said,

“I am greatly afflicted”;y

11 in my alarm I said,

“Everyone is a liar.”z

12 What shall I return to the Lord

for all his goodnessa to me?

13 I will lift up the cup of salvation

and call on the nameb of the Lord.

14 I will fulfill my vowsc to the Lord

in the presence of all his people.