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!

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

2 Corinthians 4:7-15

New American Standard Bible

⁷But we have this treasure in ^[a]^(A)earthen containers, so that the extraordinary greatness of ^(B)the power will be of God and not from ourselves; ⁸we are ^(C)afflicted in every way, but not ^(D)crushed; ^(E)perplexed, but not despairing; ⁹^(F)persecuted, but not ^(G)abandoned; ^(H)struck down, but not destroyed; ¹⁰^(I)always carrying around in the body the dying of Jesus, so that ^(J)the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. ¹¹For we who live are constantly being handed over to death because of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal flesh. ¹²So death works in us, but life in you.

¹³But having the same ^(K)spirit of faith, according to what is written: “^(L)I believed, therefore I spoke,” we also believe, therefore we also speak, ¹⁴knowing that He who ^(M)raised the Lord Jesus ^(N)will also raise us with Jesus, and will ^(O)present us with you. ¹⁵For all things are ^(P)for your sakes, so that grace, having ^[b]^(Q)spread to more and more people, will cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.