Psalms 116

¹Psalms 116:1. I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.²Psalms 116:2. Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.³Psalms 116:3. The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.⁴Psalms 116:4. Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”⁵Psalms 116:5. The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.⁶Psalms 116:6. The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.⁷Psalms 116:7. Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.⁸Psalms 116:8. For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.⁹Psalms 116:9. I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.¹⁰Psalms 116:10. I believed, therefore I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”¹¹Psalms 116:11. In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”¹²Psalms 116:12. How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?¹³Psalms 116:13. I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.¹⁴Psalms 116:14. I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.¹⁵Psalms 116:15. Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.¹⁶Psalms 116:16. Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.¹⁷Psalms 116:17. I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.¹⁸Psalms 116:18. I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,¹⁹Psalms 116:19. in the courts of the LORD’s house, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!