Psalm 116

Psalm 116

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

he heard my cry^b for mercy.^c

Because he turned his ear^d to me,

I will call on him as long as I live.

The cords of death^e entangled me,

the anguish of the grave came over me;

I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

Then I called on the name^f of the Lord:

“Lord, save me!^g”

The Lord is gracious and righteous;^h

our God is full of compassion.ⁱ

The Lord protects the unwary;

when I was brought low,^j he saved me.^k

Return to your rest,^l my soul,

for the Lord has been good^m to you.

For you, Lord, have delivered meⁿ from death,

my eyes from tears,

my feet from stumbling,

that I may walk before the Lord^o

in the land of the living.^p

I trusted^q in the Lord when I said,

“I am greatly afflicted”;^r

in my alarm I said,

“Everyone is a liar.”^s

What shall I return to the Lord

for all his goodness^t to me?

I will lift up the cup of salvation

and call on the name^u of the Lord.

I will fulfill my vows^v to the Lord

in the presence of all his people.

Precious in the sight^w of the Lord

is the death of those faithful to him.^x

Truly I am your servant, Lord;^y

I am your servant, as was my mother before me;^z

you have loosed my bonds of affliction.^a

I will sacrifice a thank offering^b to you

and call on the name of the Lord.

I will fulfill my vows^c to the Lord

in the presence of all his people,

in the courts^d of the house of the Lord—

in your midst, Jerusalem.^e

Praise the Lord.