• 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.
  • 3 The cords of death entangled me, 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!”
  • 5 The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
  • 6 The Lord protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me.
  • 7 Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.
  • 8 For you, Lord, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling,
  • 9 that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
  • 10 I trusted in the Lord when I said, “I am greatly afflicted”;
  • 11 in my alarm I said, “Everyone is a liar.”
  • 12 What shall I return to the Lord for all his goodness to me?
  • 13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.
  • 14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
  • 15 Precious in the sight of the Lord 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.
  • 17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you 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. Praise the Lord.