Psalm 116

I Love the Lord

1  I love the Lord, because he has heard
my voice and my pleas for mercy.
2  Because he inclined his ear to me,
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
3  The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.
4  Then I called on the name of the Lord:
"O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!"

5  Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
our God is merciful.
6  The Lord preserves the simple;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
7  Return, O my soul, to your rest;
for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

8  For you have delivered my soul from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling;
9  I will walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.

10  I believed, even whent I spoke,
"I am greatly afflicted";
11  I said in my alarm,
"All mankind are liars."

12  What shall I render to the Lord
for all his benefits to me?
13  I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the Lord,
14  I will pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.

15  Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his saints.
16  O Lord, I am your servant;
I am your servant, the son of your maidservant.
You have loosed my bonds.
17  I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of the Lord.
18  I will pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
19  in the courts of the house of the Lord,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord!

Psalm 116

1 I love Jehovah, because he heareth 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 cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

4 Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

5 Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.

6 Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.

7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah 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 Jehovah In the land of the living.

10 I believe, for I will speak: I was greatly afflicted:

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

12 What shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me?

13 I will take the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of Jehovah.

14 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people.

15 Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.

16 O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of Jehovah.

18 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people,

19 In the courts of Jehovah’s house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.