Psalms 116
116
1I love the LORD, because he hath heard
My voice and my supplications.
2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me,
Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
3The cords of death compassed me,
And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me
I found trouble and sorrow
4Then called I upon the name of the LORD;
O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;
Yea, our God is merciful.
6The LORD preserveth the simple:
I was brought low, and he saved me.
7Return unto thy rest, O my soul;
For the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
8For thou hast delivered my soul from death,
Mine eyes from tears,
And my feet from falling.
9I will walk before the LORD
In the land of the living.
10I believe, for I will speak:
I was greatly afflicted:
11I said in my haste,
All men are a lie.
12What shall I render unto the LORD
For all his benefits toward me?
13I will take the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of the LORD.
14I will pay my vows unto the LORD,
Yea, in the presence of all his people.
15Precious in the sight of the LORD
Is the death of his saints.
16O LORD, truly I am thy servant:
I am thy servant, the son of thine handmaid;
Thou hast loosed my bonds.
17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of the LORD.
18I will pay my vows unto the LORD,
Yea, in the presence of all his people;
19In the courts of the LORD's house,
In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.
Praise ye the LORD.
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Psalms 116
116
When the LORD saves you from death
1I love you, LORD!
You answered my prayers.
2You paid attention to me,
and so I will pray to you
as long as I live.
3Death attacked from all sides,
and I was captured
by its painful chains.
But when I was really suffering,
4I prayed and said, “LORD,
please don't let me die!”
5You are kind, LORD,
so good and merciful.
6You protect ordinary people,
and when I was helpless,
you saved me
7and treated me so kindly
that I don't need
to worry any more.
8You, LORD, have saved
my life from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling.
9Now I will walk at your side
in this land of the living.
10I was faithful to you#2 Co 4.13.
when I was suffering,
11though in my confusion I said,
“I can't trust anyone!”
12What must I give you, LORD,
for being so good to me?
13I will pour out an offering
of wine to you,
and I will pray in your name
because you
have saved me.
14I will keep my promise to you
when your people meet.
15You are deeply concerned
when one of your loyal people
faces death.
16I worship you, LORD,
just as my mother did,
and you have rescued me
from the chains of death.
17I will offer you a sacrifice
to show how grateful I am,
and I will pray.
18I will keep my promise to you
when your people
19gather at your temple
in Jerusalem.
Shout praises to the LORD!
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