116 I
love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 2 Because
he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long
as I live. 3 The
sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me:
I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then
called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my
soul. 5 Gracious
is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. 6 The
LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. 7 Return
unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee. 8 For
thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet
from falling. 9 I
will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
10 I believed,
therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted: 11 I said
in my haste, All men are liars. 12 What
shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? 13 I will
take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. 14 I will
pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people. 15 Precious
in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. 16 O LORD,
truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid:
thou hast loosed my bonds. 17 I will
offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name
of the LORD. 18 I will
pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people. 19 In
the courts of the LORD's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise
ye the LORD.