15 Precious in the sight(A) of the Lord
    is the death of his faithful servants.(B)
16 Truly I am your servant, Lord;(C)
    I serve you just as my mother did;(D)
    you have freed me from my chains.(E)

17 I will sacrifice a thank offering(F) to you
    and call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will fulfill my vows(G) to the Lord
    in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts(H) of the house of the Lord
    in your midst, Jerusalem.(I)

Praise the Lord.[a]

Psalm 117

Praise the Lord,(J) all you nations;(K)
    extol him, all you peoples.
For great is his love(L) toward us,
    and the faithfulness of the Lord(M) endures forever.

Praise the Lord.[b]

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 116:19 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
  2. Psalm 117:2 Hebrew Hallelu Yah

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

16 O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.

19 In the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

117 O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.

For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.