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Psalms 116

1 I love the LORD because he hears my voice, my pleas for mercy.

1 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.

2 I will call on him as long as I live because he turns his ear toward me.

2 Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.

3 The ropes of death became tangled around me. The horrors of the grave took hold of me. I experienced pain and agony.

3 The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

4 But I kept calling on the name of the LORD: "Please, LORD, rescue me!"

4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: “LORD, save me!”

5 The LORD is merciful and righteous. Our God is compassionate.

5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

6 The LORD protects defenseless people. When I was weak, he saved me.

6 The LORD protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me.

7 Be at peace again, my soul, because the LORD has been good to you.

7 Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.

8 You saved me from death. You saved my eyes from tears [and] my feet from stumbling.

8 For you, LORD, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling,

9 I will walk in the LORD's presence in this world of the living.

9 that I may walk before the LORDin the land of the living.

10 I kept my faith even when I said, "I am suffering terribly."

10 I trusted in the LORD when I said, “I am greatly afflicted”;

11 I also said when I was panic-stricken, "Everyone is undependable."

11 in my alarm I said, “Everyone is a liar.”

12 How can I repay the LORD for all the good that he has done for me?

12 What shall I return to the LORDfor all his goodness to me?

13 I will take the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.

13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.

14 I will keep my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.

14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORDin the presence of all his people.

15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his faithful ones.

15 Precious in the sight of the LORDis the death of his faithful servants.

16 O LORD, I am indeed your servant. I am your servant, the son of your female servant. You have freed me from my chains.

16 Truly I am your servant, LORD; I serve you just as my mother did; you have freed me from my chains.

17 I will bring a song of thanksgiving to you as a sacrifice. I will call on the name of the LORD.

17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the LORD.

18 I will keep my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,

18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORDin the presence of all his people,

19 in the courtyards of the LORD's house, in the middle of Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

19 in the courts of the house of the LORD— in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.