Psalms 116
1 I love the LORD, because he hears my voice and my pleas.
2 Because he turned his ear toward me, I will call on him all my days.
3 The cords of death surrounded me, and the pangs of Sheol overtook me; I found trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: “Ah, LORD, deliver my life!”
5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is compassionate.
6 The LORD protects the simple; I was weak, and he saved me.
7 Return, my soul, to your rest, for the LORD has been good to you.
8 For you delivered my life from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from falling.
9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
10 I believed, so I spoke; I was greatly humbled.
11 In my despair I said, “Every human being is a liar.”
12 How can I repay the LORD for all his goodness to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the eyes of the LORD is the death of his faithful ones.
16 Ah, LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the child of your servant woman. You have freed me from my chains.
17 I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.
19 In the courtyards of the house of the LORD, in your midst, Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
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