Psalm 116-118

New King James Version

^3 (B)The ^[a]pains of death surrounded me,
And the ^[b]pangs of Sheol ^[c]laid hold of me;
I found trouble and sorrow.
⁴ Then I called upon the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!”

^5 (C)Gracious is the Lord, and ^(D)righteous;
Yes, our God is merciful.
⁶ The Lord preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me.
⁷ Return to your ^(E)rest, O my soul,
For ^(F)the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

^8 (G)For You have delivered my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from falling.
⁹ I will walk before the Lord
^(H)In the land of the living.
^10 (I)I believed, therefore I spoke,
“I am greatly afflicted.”
^11 (J)I said in my haste,
^(K)“All men are liars.”

¹² What shall I render to the Lord
For all His benefits toward me?
¹³ I will take up the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of the Lord.
^14 (L)I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people.

^15 (M)Precious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His saints.

¹⁶ O Lord, truly ^(N)I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, ^(O)the son of Your maidservant;
You have loosed my bonds.
¹⁷ I will offer to You ^(P)the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of the Lord.

¹⁸ I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people,
¹⁹ In the ^(Q)courts of the Lord’s house,
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.

^[d]Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord!

^2 (V)Let Israel now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
³ Let the house of Aaron now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
⁴ Let those who fear the Lord now say,
“His mercy endures forever.”

^5 (W)I called on the Lord in distress;
The Lord answered me and ^(X)set me in a broad place.
^6 (Y)The Lord is on my side;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
^7 (Z)The Lord is for me among those who help me;
Therefore ^(AA)I shall see my desire on those who hate me.
^8 (AB)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in man.
^9 (AC)It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in princes.

¹⁰ All nations surrounded me,
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
¹¹ They ^(AD)surrounded me,
Yes, they surrounded me;
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
¹² They surrounded me ^(AE)like bees;
They were quenched ^(AF)like a fire of thorns;
For in the name of the Lord I will ^[f]destroy them.
¹³ You pushed me violently, that I might fall,
But the Lord helped me.
^14 (AG)The Lord is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.

¹⁵ The voice of rejoicing and salvation
Is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
^16 (AH)The right hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
^17 (AI)I shall not die, but live,
And ^(AJ)declare the works of the Lord.
¹⁸ The Lord has ^(AK)chastened^[g] me severely,
But He has not given me over to death.

^19 (AL)Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I will go through them,
And I will praise the Lord.
^20 (AM)This is the gate of the Lord,
^(AN)Through which the righteous shall enter.

²¹ I will praise You,
For You have ^(AO)answered me,
And have become my salvation.

^22 (AP)The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
^23 [h]This was the Lord’s doing;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
²⁴ This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵ Save now, I pray, O Lord;
O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.
^26 (AQ)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.
²⁷ God is the Lord,
And He has given us ^(AR)light;
Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
²⁸ You are my God, and I will praise You;
^(AS)You are my God, I will exalt You.

²⁹ Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.