Psalm 116
1 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry for mercy.
2 Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“Lord, save me!”
our God is full of compassion.
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
for the Lord has been good to you.
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.
“I am greatly afflicted”;
11 in my alarm I said,
“Everyone is a liar.”
for all his goodness to me?
and call on the name of the Lord.
14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
is the death of his faithful servants.
16 Truly I am your servant, Lord;
I serve you just as my mother did;
you have freed me from my chains.
and call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts of the house of the Lord—
in your midst, Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- Psalm 116:19 Hebrew Hallelu Yah