Psalms 116

1 Alleluia. I have loved: therefore, the Lord will heed the voice of my prayer.

I love that the LORD should hear my voice and my supplications.

2 For he has inclined his ear to me. And in my days, I will call upon him.

Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him all my days.

3 The sorrows of death have surrounded me, and the perils of Hell have found me. I have found tribulation and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

The cords of death compassed me, and the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

4 And so, I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, free my soul.

But I called upon the name of the LORD: 'I beseech thee, O LORD, deliver my soul.'

5 Merciful is the Lord, and just. And our God is compassionate.

Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is compassionate.

6 The Lord is the keeper of little ones. I was humbled, and he freed me.

The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.

7 Turn again, my soul, to your rest. For the Lord has done good to you.

Return, O my soul, unto Thy rest; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

8 For he has rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from slipping.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.

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

I shall walk before the LORD in the lands of the living.

10 Alleluia. I had confidence, because of what I was saying, but then I was greatly humbled.

I trusted even when I spoke: 'I am greatly afflicted.'

11 I said in my excess, “Every man is a liar.”

I said in my haste: 'All men are liars.'

12 What shall I repay to the Lord, for all the things that he has repaid to me?

How can I repay unto the LORD all His bountiful dealings toward me?

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

I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.

14 I will repay my vows to the Lord, in the sight of all his people.

My vows will I pay unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people.

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his holy ones.

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.

16 O Lord, because I am your servant, your servant and the son of your handmaid, you have broken my bonds.

I beseech Thee, O LORD, for I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bands.

17 I will sacrifice to you the sacrifice of praise, and I will invoke the name of the Lord.

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.

18 I will repay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people,

I will pay my vows unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people;

19 in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem.

In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah.