Psalm 116

1    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.