Psalms 116
116
1I love the Lord for hearing me,
for listening to my prayers.
2Yes, he paid attention to me,
so I will always call to him whenever I need help.
3Death’s ropes were around me.
The grave was closing in on me.
I was worried and afraid.
4Then I called on the Lord’s name.
I said, “Lord, save me!”
5The Lord is good and merciful;
our God is so kind.
6The Lord takes care of helpless people.
I was without help, and he saved me.
7My soul, relax!
The Lord is caring for you.
8Lord, you saved my soul from death.
You stopped my tears.
You kept me from falling.
9I will continue to serve the Lord
in the land of the living.
10I continued believing even when I said,
“I am completely ruined!”
11Yes, even when I was upset and said,
“There is no one I can trust!”
12What can I give the Lord
for all that he has done for me?
13He saved me,
so I will give him a drink offering,
and I will call on the Lord’s name.
14I will give the Lord what I promised.
I will go in front of all his people now.
15Very dear to the Lord are the lives of his followers.
He cares when they face death.
16Lord, I am your servant!
Yes, I am your slave, as my mother was.
You set me free from the chains of death.
17I will give you a thank offering.
I will call on the Lord’s name.
18I will stand before the gathering of his people
and give the Lord what I promised.
19I will do this in Jerusalem,
in the courtyards of the Lord’s Temple.
Praise the Lord!
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Psalms 116
116
Psalm 116
1I love the Lord because he hears my voice, my pleas for mercy.
2I will call on him as long as I live
because he turns his ear toward me.
3The ropes of death became tangled around me.
The horrors of the grave took hold of me.
I experienced pain and agony.
4But I kept calling on the name of the Lord:
“Please, Lord, rescue me!”
5The Lord is merciful and righteous.
Our God is compassionate.
6The Lord protects defenseless people.
When I was weak, he saved me.
7Be at peace again, my soul,
because the Lord has been good to you.
8You saved me from death.
You saved my eyes from tears ⌞and⌟ my feet from stumbling.
9I will walk in the Lord’s presence in this world of the living.
10I kept my faith even when I said,
“I am suffering terribly.”
11I also said when I was panic-stricken,
“Everyone is undependable.”
12How can I repay the Lord
for all the good that he has done for me?
13I will take the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the Lord.
14I will keep my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
15Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his faithful ones.
16O Lord, I am indeed your servant.
I am your servant,
the son of your female servant.
You have freed me from my chains.
17I will bring a song of thanksgiving to you as a sacrifice.
I will call on the name of the Lord.
18I will keep my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
19in the courtyards of the Lord’s house,
in the middle of Jerusalem.
Hallelujah!
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