Psalm 116

 

 

1                    I love the LORD, for He heard my voice; He heard my cry for mercy.

 

2                    Because He turned His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.

 

3                    The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave [a] came upon me; I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.

 

4                    Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, save me!”

 

5                    The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

 

6                    The LORD protects the simple-hearted; when I was in great need, He saved me.

 

7                    Be at rest once more, O my soul for the LORD has been good to you.

 

8                    For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling,

 

9                    that I may walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

 

10               I believed; therefore [b] I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”

 

11               And in my dismay I said, “All men are liars.”

 

12               How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?

 

13               I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.

 

14               I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.

 

15               Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.

 

16               O LORD, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant [c] ; you have freed me from my chains.

 

17               I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the LORD.

 

18               I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,

 

19               in the courts of the house of the LORD—in your midst, O Jerusalem.  Praise the LORD. [d]