- 1I love the Lord, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy.
- 2Because he has turned his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
- 3The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.
- 4Then I called on the Lord’s name: “the Lord, I beg you, deliver my soul.”
- 5The Lord is Gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.
- 6The Lord preserves the simple. I was brought low, and he saved me.
- 7Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
- 8For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
- 9I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
- 10I believed, therefore I said, “I was greatly afflicted.”
- 11I said in my haste, “All men are liars.”
- 12What will I give to the Lord for all his benefits toward me?
- 13I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the Lord’s name.
- 14I will pay my vows to the Lord, yes, in the presence of all his people.
- 15Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
- 16The Lord, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, the son of your handmaid. You have freed me from my chains.
- 17I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on the Lord’s name.
- 18I will pay my vows to the Lord, yes, in the presence of all his people,
- 19in the courts of the Lord’s house, in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise Yah!