Psalms 116

1 Alleluia. I am well pleased, because the Lord will hearken to the voice of my supplication.

I have loved, because the Lord will hear the voice of my prayer.

2 Because he has inclined his ear to me, therefore will I call upon him while I live.

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me: and in my days I will call upon him.

3 The pangs of death compassed me; the dangers of hell found me: I found affliction and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

The sorrows of death have encompassed me: and the perils of hell have found me. I met with trouble and sorrow: (Sheol h7585)

4 Then I called on the name of the Lord: O Lord, deliver my soul.

And I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, deliver my soul.

5 The Lord is merciful and righteous; yea, our God has pity.

The Lord is merciful and just, and our God sheweth mercy.

6 The Lord preserves the simple: I was brought low, and he delivered me.

The Lord is the keeper of little ones: I was little and he delivered me.

7 Return to thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with thee.

Turn, O my soul, into thy rest: for the Lord hath been bountiful to thee.

8 For he has delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

For he hath delivered my soul from death: my eyes from tears, my feet from falling.

9 I shall be well-pleasing before the Lord in the land of the living.

I will please the Lord in the land of the living.

10 Alleluia. I believed, wherefore I have spoken: but I was greatly afflicted.

I have believed, therefore have I spoken; but I have been humbled exceedingly.

11 And I said in mine amazement, Every man is a liar.

I said in my excess: Every man is a liar.

12 What shall I render to the Lord for all the things wherein he has rewarded me?

What shall I render to the Lord, for all the things he hath rendered unto me?

13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.

I will take the chalice of salvation; and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

14 I will pay my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all his people.

I will pay my vows to the Lord before all his people:

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

16 O Lord, I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast burst by bonds asunder.

O Lord, for I am thy servant: I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds:

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of praise, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

I will sacrifice to thee the sacrifice of praise, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

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

I will pay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people:

19 in the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of thee, Jerusalem.

In the courts of the house of the Lord, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.