Psalm 116–117

Psalm 116

¹I ^alove the Lord, because He has heard My voice and my supplications.

²Because He has inclined His ear to me,

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

^3bThe ¹pains of death surrounded me,

And the ²pangs of Sheol ³laid hold of me;

I found trouble and sorrow.

⁴Then I called upon the name of the Lord:

“O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!”

^5cGracious is the Lord, and ^drighteous;

Yes, our God is merciful.

⁶The Lord preserves the simple;

I was brought low, and He saved me.

⁷Return to your ^erest, O my soul,

For ^fthe Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

^8gFor You have delivered my soul from death,

My eyes from tears,

And my feet from falling.

⁹I will walk before the Lord

^hIn the land of the living.

¹⁰ⁱI believed, therefore I spoke,

“I am greatly afflicted.”

^11jI said in my haste,

^k“All men are liars.”

¹²What shall I render to the Lord

For all His benefits toward me?

¹³I will take up the cup of salvation,

And call upon the name of the Lord.

^14lI will pay my vows to the Lord

Now in the presence of all His people.

^15mPrecious in the sight of the Lord

Is the death of His saints.

¹⁶O Lord, truly ⁿI am Your servant;

I am Your servant, ^othe son of Your maidservant;

You have loosed my bonds.

¹⁷I will offer to You ^pthe sacrifice of thanksgiving,

And will call upon the name of the Lord.

¹⁸I will pay my vows to the Lord

Now in the presence of all His people,

¹⁹In the ^qcourts of the Lord’s house,

In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.

⁴Praise the Lord!

Psalm 117

¹Praise ^athe Lord, all you Gentiles! ¹Laud Him, all you peoples!

²For His merciful kindness is great toward us,

And ^bthe truth of the Lord endures forever.

Praise the Lord!