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Psalms 116

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1 I love God because he listened to me, listened as I begged for mercy.
1 I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy.
2 He listened so intently as I laid out my case before him.
2 Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
3 Death stared me in the face, hell was hard on my heels. Up against it, I didn't know which way to turn;
3 The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish.
4 then I called out to God for help: "Please, God!" I cried out. "Save my life!"
4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: "O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!"
5 God is gracious - it is he who makes things right, our most compassionate God.
5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful.
6 God takes the side of the helpless; when I was at the end of my rope, he saved me.
6 The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.
7 I said to myself, "Relax and rest. God has showered you with blessings.
7 Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
8 Soul, you've been rescued from death; Eye, you've been rescued from tears; And you, Foot, were kept from stumbling."
8 For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling;
9 I'm striding in the presence of God, alive in the land of the living!
9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
10 I stayed faithful, though bedeviled, and despite a ton of bad luck,
10 I believed, even when I spoke, "I am greatly afflicted";
11 Despite giving up on the human race, saying, "They're all liars and cheats."
11 I said in my alarm, "All mankind are liars."
12 What can I give back to God for the blessings he's poured out on me?
12 What shall I render to the LORD for all his benefits to me?
13 I'll lift high the cup of salvation - a toast to God! I'll pray in the name of God;
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD,
14 I'll complete what I promised God I'd do, and I'll do it together with his people.
14 I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.
15 When they arrive at the gates of death, God welcomes those who love him.
15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
16 Oh, God, here I am, your servant, your faithful servant: set me free for your service!
16 O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds.
17 I'm ready to offer the thanksgiving sacrifice and pray in the name of God.
17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
18 I'll complete what I promised God I'd do, and I'll do it in company with his people,
18 I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,
19 In the place of worship, in God's house, in Jerusalem, God's city. Hallelujah!
19 in the courts of the house of the LORD, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.