Psalms 116
Psalm 1161
because he heard my plea for mercy,2
116:2 and listened to me.3
As long as I live, I will call to him when I need help.4
116:3 The ropes of death tightened around me,5
the snares6 of Sheol confronted me.
I was confronted7 with trouble and sorrow.
116:4 I called on the name of the Lord,
“Please Lord, rescue my life!”
116:5 The Lord is merciful and fair;
our God is compassionate.
116:6 The Lord protects8 the untrained;9
I was in serious trouble10 and he delivered me.
116:7 Rest once more, my soul,11
for the Lord has vindicated you.12
116:8 Yes,13 Lord,14 you rescued my life from death,
and kept my feet from stumbling.
116:9 I will serve15 the Lord
in the land16 of the living.
116:10 I had faith when I said,
“I am severely oppressed.”
116:11 I rashly declared,17
“All men are liars.”
116:12 How can I repay the Lord
for all his acts of kindness to me?
116:13 I will celebrate my deliverance,18
and call on the name of the Lord.
116:14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
before all his people.
the lives of his faithful followers.19
116:16 Yes, Lord! I am indeed your servant;
I am your lowest slave.20
You saved me from death.21
116:17 I will present a thank offering to you,
and call on the name of the Lord.
116:18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
before all his people,
116:19 in the courts of the Lord’s temple,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord!