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Thanksgiving for Escaping Death

116 I love the Lord,
    because he listens to my prayers for help.
He paid attention to me,
    so I will call to him for help as long as I live.
The ropes of death bound me,
    and the fear of the grave took hold of me.
    I was troubled and sad.
Then I called out the name of the Lord.
    I said, “Please, Lord, save me!”

The Lord is kind and does what is right;
    our God is merciful.
The Lord watches over the foolish;
    when I was helpless, he saved me.
I said to myself, “Relax,
    because the Lord takes care of you.”
Lord, you saved me from death.
    You stopped my eyes from crying;
    you kept me from being defeated.
So I will walk with the Lord
    in the land of the living.

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