1 I love the LORD because he hears my voice
and my prayer for mercy.
and my prayer for mercy.
2 Because he bends down to listen,
I will pray as long as I have breath!
I will pray as long as I have breath!
3 Death wrapped its ropes around me;
the terrors of the gravea overtook me.
I saw only trouble and sorrow.
the terrors of the gravea overtook me.
I saw only trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the LORD:
“Please, LORD, save me!”
“Please, LORD, save me!”
5 How kind the LORD is! How good he is!
So merciful, this God of ours!
So merciful, this God of ours!
6 The LORD protects those of childlike faith;
I was facing death, and he saved me.
I was facing death, and he saved me.
7 Let my soul be at rest again,
for the LORD has been good to me.
for the LORD has been good to me.
8 He has saved me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling.
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling.
9 And so I walk in the LORD’s presence
as I live here on earth!
as I live here on earth!
10 I believed in you, so I said,
“I am deeply troubled, LORD.”
“I am deeply troubled, LORD.”
11 In my anxiety I cried out to you,
“These people are all liars!”
“These people are all liars!”
12 What can I offer the LORD
for all he has done for me?
for all he has done for me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and praise the LORD’s name for saving me.
and praise the LORD’s name for saving me.
14 I will keep my promises to the LORD
in the presence of all his people.
in the presence of all his people.
15 The LORD cares deeply
when his loved ones die.
when his loved ones die.
16 O LORD, I am your servant;
yes, I am your servant, born into your household;
you have freed me from my chains.
yes, I am your servant, born into your household;
you have freed me from my chains.
17 I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of the LORD.
and call on the name of the LORD.
18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people —
in the presence of all his people —
19 in the house of the LORD
in the heart of Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD!
in the heart of Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD!
Psalms, 116 psalm