Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
English Standard Version ESV
1 I love the Lord because He has heard my appeal for mercy.
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I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy.
2 Because He has turned His ear to me, I will call [out to Him] as long as I live.
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Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The ropes of death were wrapped around me, and the torments of Sheol overcame me; I encountered trouble and sorrow.
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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: "Lord, save me!"
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Then I called on the name of the Lord: “O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul! ”
5 The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is compassionate.
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Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; our God is merciful.
6 The Lord guards the inexperienced; I was helpless, and He saved me.
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The Lord preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.
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Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
8 For You, [Lord,] rescued me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
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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.
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I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
10 I believed, even when I said, "I am severely afflicted."
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I believed, even when I spoke: “I am greatly afflicted”;
11 In my alarm I said, "Everyone is a liar."
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I said in my alarm, “All mankind are liars. ”
12 How can I repay the Lord all the good He has done for me?
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What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits to me?
13 I will take the cup of salvation and worship the Lord.
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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.
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I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
15 The death of His faithful ones is valuable in the Lord's sight.
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Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
16 Lord, I am indeed Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your female servant. You have loosened my bonds.
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O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and will worship the Lord.
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I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord, in the very presence of all His people,
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I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts of the Lord's house- within you, Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
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in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!
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