Psalm 116
1 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry for mercy.
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.
I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“Lord, save me!”
“Lord, save me!”
5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
our God is full of compassion.
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
when I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return to your rest, my soul,
for the Lord has been good to you.
for the Lord has been good to you.
8 For you, Lord, have delivered me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.
in the land of the living.
10 I trusted in the Lord when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted”;
“I am greatly afflicted”;
11 in my alarm I said,
“Everyone is a liar.”
“Everyone is a liar.”
12 What shall I return to the Lord
for all his goodness to me?
for all his goodness to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the Lord.
and call on the name of the Lord.
14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his faithful servants.
is the death of his faithful servants.
16 Truly I am your servant, Lord;
I serve you just as my mother did;
you have freed me from my chains.
I serve you just as my mother did;
you have freed me from my chains.
17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you
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 courts of the house of the Lord —
in your midst, Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord.a
in your midst, Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord.a