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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Psalms 116
116
1I have loved, because Jehovah heareth My voice, my supplication,
2Because He hath inclined His ear to me, And during my days I call.
3Compassed me have cords of death, And straits of Sheol have found me, Distress and sorrow I find.
4And in the name of Jehovah I call: I pray Thee, O Jehovah, deliver my soul,
5Gracious [is] Jehovah, and righteous, Yea, our God [is] merciful,
6A preserver of the simple [is] Jehovah, I was low, and to me He giveth salvation.
7Turn back, O my soul, to thy rest, For Jehovah hath conferred benefits on thee.
8For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.
9I walk habitually before Jehovah In the lands of the living.
10I have believed, for I speak, I — I have been afflicted greatly.
11I said in my haste, ‘Every man [is] a liar.’
12What do I return to Jehovah? All His benefits [are] upon me.
13The cup of salvation I lift up, And in the name of Jehovah I call.
14My vows to Jehovah let me complete, I pray you, before all His people.
15Precious in the eyes of Jehovah [is] the death for His saints.
16Cause [it] to come, O Jehovah, for I [am] Thy servant. I [am] Thy servant, son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast opened my bonds.
17To Thee I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks, And in the name of Jehovah I call.
18My vows to Jehovah let me complete, I pray you, before all His people,
19In the courts of the house of Jehovah, In thy midst, O Jerusalem, praise ye Jah!
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