Psalm 116-117 New American Standard Bible
Thanksgiving for Rescue from Death.
116 (A)I love the Lord, because He (B)hears
My voice and my pleas.
2 Because He has (C)inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
3 The (D)snares of death encompassed me
And the [a]terrors of [b]Sheol [c]came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
4 Then (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.
6 The Lord watches over (J)the simple;
I was (K)brought low, and He saved me.
7 Return to your (L)rest, my soul,
For the Lord has (M)dealt generously with you.
8 For You have (N)rescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from stumbling.
9 I shall walk before the Lord
In the [e](O)land of the living.
10 I (P)believed when I said,
“I am (Q)greatly afflicted.”
11 I (R)said in my alarm,
“(S)All people are liars.”
12 What shall I (T)repay to the Lord
For all His (U)benefits [f]to me?
13 I will lift up the (V)cup of salvation,
And (W)call upon the name of the Lord.
14 I 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.
16 O 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.
17 I will offer You (AD)a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And (AE)call upon the name of the Lord.
18 I will (AF)pay my vows to the Lord,
May it be in the presence of all His people,
19 In the (AG)courtyards of the Lord’s house,
In the midst of you, (AH)Jerusalem!
[h]Praise [i]the Lord!
A Psalm of Praise.
117 (AI)Praise the Lord, all nations;
Sing His praises, all peoples!
2 For His (AJ)mercy toward us is [j]great,
And the [k](AK)truth of the Lord is everlasting.
[l]Praise [m]the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 116:3 Lit straits
- Psalm 116:3 I.e., the netherworld
- Psalm 116:3 Lit found me
- Psalm 116:4 Or soul
- Psalm 116:9 Lit lands
- Psalm 116:12 Lit upon
- Psalm 116:16 Or because I am
- Psalm 116:19 Or Hallelujah!
- Psalm 116:19 Heb Yah
- Psalm 117:2 Lit superior to us
- Psalm 117:2 Or faithfulness
- Psalm 117:2 Or Hallelujah!
- Psalm 117:2 Heb Yah
Cross references
- Psalm 116:1 : Ps 18:1
- Psalm 116:1 : Ps 6:8; 66:19; Is 37:17; Dan 9:18
- Psalm 116:2 : Ps 17:6; 31:2; 40:1
- Psalm 116:3 : Ps 18:4, 5
- Psalm 116:4 : Ps 18:6; 118:5
- Psalm 116:4 : Ps 17:13; 22:20
- Psalm 116:5 : Ps 86:15; 103:8
- Psalm 116:5 : Ezra 9:15; Neh 9:8; Ps 119:137; 145:17; Jer 12:1; Dan 9:14
- Psalm 116:5 : Ex 34:6
- Psalm 116:6 : Ps 19:7; Prov 1:4
- Psalm 116:6 : Ps 79:8; 142:6
- Psalm 116:7 : Jer 6:16; Matt 11:29
- Psalm 116:7 : Ps 13:6; 142:7
- Psalm 116:8 : Ps 49:15; 56:13; 86:13
- Psalm 116:9 : Ps 27:13
- Psalm 116:10 : 2 Cor 4:13
- Psalm 116:10 : Ps 88:7
- Psalm 116:11 : Ps 31:22
- Psalm 116:11 : Ps 62:9; Rom 3:4
- Psalm 116:12 : 2 Chr 32:25; 1 Thess 3:9
- Psalm 116:12 : Ps 103:2
- Psalm 116:13 : Ps 16:5
- Psalm 116:13 : Ps 80:18; 105:1
- Psalm 116:14 : Ps 50:14; 116:18
- Psalm 116:14 : Ps 22:25
- Psalm 116:15 : Ps 72:14
- Psalm 116:16 : Ps 86:16; 119:125; 143:12
- Psalm 116:16 : Ps 86:16
- Psalm 116:16 : Ps 107:14
- Psalm 116:17 : Lev 7:12; Ps 50:14
- Psalm 116:17 : Ps 116:13
- Psalm 116:18 : Ps 116:14
- Psalm 116:19 : Ps 92:13; 96:8; 135:2
- Psalm 116:19 : Ps 102:21
- Psalm 117:1 : Rom 15:11
- Psalm 117:2 : Ps 103:11
- Psalm 117:2 : Ps 100:5; 146:6
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