Psalm 116

¹I love the Lord, because he has heard the voice of my supplication, *because he has inclined his ear to me whenever I called upon him.

²The cords of death entangled me; the grip of the grave took hold of me; *I came to grief and sorrow.

³Then I called upon the Name of the Lord: *“O Lord, I pray you, save my life.”

⁴Gracious is the Lord and righteous; *our God is full of compassion.

⁵The Lord watches over the innocent; *I was brought very low, and he helped me.

⁶Turn again to your rest, O my soul. *for the Lord has treated you well.

⁷For you have rescued my life from death, *my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.

⁸I will walk in the presence of the Lord *in the land of the living.

⁹I believed, even when I said, “I have been brought very low.” *In my distress I said, “No one can be trusted.”

¹⁰How shall I repay the Lord *for all the good things he has done for me?

¹¹I will lift up the cup of salvation *and call upon the Name of the Lord.

¹²I will fulfill my vows to the Lord *in the presence of all his people.

¹³Precious in the sight of the Lord *is the death of his servants.

¹⁴O Lord, I am your servant; *I am your servant and the child of your handmaid; you have freed me from my bonds.

¹⁵I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving *and call upon the Name of the Lord.

¹⁶I will fulfill my vows to the Lord *in the presence of all his people,

¹⁷In the courts of the Lord’s house, *in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!