Psalm 116

1. I love the Lord,

because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

2. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me,

therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

3. The sorrows of death compassed me,

and the pains of hell gat hold upon me:

I found trouble and sorrow.

4. Then called I upon the name of the Lord;

O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

5. Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;

yea, our God is merciful.

6. The Lord preserveth the simple:

I was brought low, and he helped me.

7. Return unto thy rest, O my soul;

for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

8. For thou hast delivered my soul from death,

mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

9. I will walk before the Lord

in the land of the living.

10. I believed, therefore have I spoken:

I was greatly afflicted:

11. I said in my haste, All men are liars.

12. What shall I render unto the Lord

for all his benefits toward me?

13. I will take the cup of salvation,

and call upon the name of the Lord.

14. I will pay my vows unto the Lord

now in the presence of all his people.

15. Precious in the sight of the Lord

is the death of his saints.

16. O Lord, truly I am thy servant;

I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid:

thou hast loosed my bonds.

17. I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving,

and will call upon the name of the Lord.

18. I will pay my vows unto the Lord

now in the presence of all his people,

19. in the courts of the Lord’s house,

in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.

Praise ye the Lord.