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 [a] came upon me;

I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the LORD :

"O LORD, save me!"
5 The LORD is gracious and righteous;

our God is full of compassion.
6 The LORD protects the simplehearted;

when I was in great need, he saved me.
7 Be at rest once more, O my soul,

for the LORD has been good to you.
8 For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul 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 believed; therefore [b] I said,

"I am greatly afflicted."
11 And in my dismay I said,

"All men are liars."
12 How can I repay 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 saints.
16 O LORD, truly I am your servant;

I am your servant, the son of your maidservant [c] ;

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, O Jerusalem.

Praise the LORD. [d]