Psalm 116:1-4

Common English Bible

Psalm 116

116 I love the Lord because he hears
    my requests for mercy.
²I’ll call out to him as long as I live,
    because he listens closely to me.
³Death’s ropes bound me;
    the distress of the grave^[a] found me—
    I came face-to-face with trouble and grief.
⁴So I called on the Lord’s name:
    “Lord, please save me!”^[b]

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Footnotes

Psalm 116:3 Heb Sheol
Psalm 116:4 Or my soul; also in 116:7-8

Psalm 116:12-19

Common English Bible

¹²What can I give back to the Lord
    for all the good things he has done for me?
¹³I’ll lift up the cup of salvation.
    I’ll call on the Lord’s name.
¹⁴I’ll keep the promises I made to the Lord
    in the presence of all God’s people.
¹⁵The death of the Lord’s faithful
    is a costly loss in his eyes.

¹⁶Oh yes, Lord, I am definitely your servant!
    I am your servant and the son of your female servant—
    you’ve freed me from my chains.
¹⁷So I’ll offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to you,
    and I’ll call on the Lord’s name.
¹⁸I’ll keep the promises I made to the Lord
    in the presence of all God’s people,
¹⁹    in the courtyards of the Lord’s house,
        which is in the center of Jerusalem.