Psalm 116:1-9

Contemporary English Version

When the Lord Saves You from Death

¹I love you, Lord!
    You answered my prayers.
²You paid attention to me,
and so I will pray to you
    as long as I live.
³Death attacked from all sides,
and I was captured
    by its painful chains.
But when I was really hurting,
⁴I prayed and said, “Lord,
    please don't let me die!”

⁵You are kind, Lord,
    so good and merciful.
⁶You protect ordinary people,
and when I was helpless,
    you saved me
⁷and treated me so kindly
that I don't need
    to worry anymore.

⁸You, Lord, have saved
    my life from death,
    my eyes from tears,
    my feet from stumbling.
⁹Now I will walk at your side
    in this land of the living.