PsalmsChapter 116

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¹I love the LORD, for he has heard my voice.
He heard me when I begged for mercy. ²He has turned his ear to me.
So I will call on him as long as I live. ³The ropes of death were wrapped around me.
The pain of the grave took hold of me.
I was faced with trouble and sorrow.a ⁴Then I called on the name of the LORD:
"O LORD, save my life!" ⁵The LORD is kind and righteous.
Our God is full of mercy. ⁶The LORD protects people who are simple.
I was helpless, and he saved me. ⁷Go back to your rest, O my soul,
for the LORD has been good to you. ⁸For you have saved my life from death.
You kept my eyes from tears and my feet from stumbling. ⁹I will walk before the LORD
in the land of the living. ¹⁰I believed, so I said,
"I am suffering very much." ¹¹In my fear I said,
"Everyone is a liar!" ¹²How can I pay the LORD back
for all the good he has done for me? ¹³I will lift up the cup of salvation.
I will call on the name of the LORD. ¹⁴I will keep my promises to the LORD
in front of all his people. ¹⁵The death of his faithful people
is precious in the eyes of the LORD. ¹⁶Truly, O LORD, I am your servant.
I am your servant, the son of your female servant.
You have set me free from my chains. ¹⁷I will offer you a sacrifice of thanks.
I will call on the name of the LORD. ¹⁸I will keep my promises to the LORD
in front of all his people, ¹⁹in the courtyards of the LORD's house,
in the middle of you, O Jerusalem.
Hallelujah!