Psalm 116

New American Standard Bible

Thanksgiving for Rescue from Death.

116 ^(A)I love the Lord, because He ^(B)hears
My voice and my pleas.
²Because He has ^(C)inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
³The ^(D)snares of death encompassed me
And the ^[a]terrors of ^[b]Sheol ^[c]came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
⁴Then ^(E)I called upon the name of the Lord:
“Please, Lord, ^(F)save my ^[d]life!”

⁵^(G)Gracious is the Lord, and ^(H)righteous;
Yes, our God is ^(I)compassionate.
⁶The Lord watches over ^(J)the simple;
I was ^(K)brought low, and He saved me.
⁷Return to your ^(L)rest, my soul,
For the Lord has ^(M)dealt generously with you.
⁸For You have ^(N)rescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from stumbling.
⁹I shall walk before the Lord
In the ^[e]^(O)land of the living.
¹⁰I ^(P)believed when I said,
“I am ^(Q)greatly afflicted.”
¹¹I ^(R)said in my alarm,
“^(S)All people are liars.”

¹²What shall I ^(T)repay to the Lord
For all His ^(U)benefits ^[f]to me?
¹³I will lift up the ^(V)cup of salvation,
And ^(W)call upon the name of the Lord.
¹⁴I will ^(X)pay my vows to the Lord;
May it be ^(Y)in the presence of all His people!
¹⁵^(Z)Precious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His godly ones.
¹⁶O Lord, ^[g]I surely am ^(AA)Your slave,
I am Your slave, the ^(AB)son of Your female slave,
You have ^(AC)unfastened my restraints.
¹⁷I will offer You ^(AD)a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And ^(AE)call upon the name of the Lord.
¹⁸I will ^(AF)pay my vows to the Lord,
May it be in the presence of all His people,
¹⁹In the ^(AG)courtyards of the Lord’s house,
In the midst of you, ^(AH)Jerusalem!
^[h]Praise ^[i]the Lord!