I love the LORD; his faithfulness I praise
He heard my cries, for he is always near me;
in tender mercy he bent down to hear me.
I call on him in worship all my days.

Vers 2

The cords of death held me in deep despair;
great was my anguish when they tightly bound me.
The torments of the grave were all around me.
In my distress I turned to God in prayer.

Vers 3

I cried to him, “Deliver me, O LORD!
Preserve my life, O faithful God and Saviour.”
The LORD is just; he shows his grace and favour.
In his compassion he fulfils his word.

Vers 4

To helpless ones the LORD a shield will be;
he rescued me from peril and affliction.
Come, O my soul, find rest in his protection.
God in his mercy has been good to me.

Vers 5

LORD, you have saved my soul from death’s abyss
My tears you’ve dried; my feet you’ve safely guided,
kept them from stumbling. Grace you have provided,
that I may live to walk before your face.

Vers 6

I kept my faith, and therefore did I speak
when I was made to suffer tribulation;
I said in haste and bitter consternation:
“All men are false, and guileful ways they seek.”

Vers 7

What shall I render to my Saviour now
for all the riches of his consolation?
I will lift up the cup of his salvation
and call upon his name with thankful vow.

Vers 8

In all his people’s presence I will pay
my vows to him, the LORD so good and gracious.
To God the death of all his saints is precious;
in times of grief he is their help and stay.

Vers 9

I am, O LORD, your servant, bound yet free,
your humble slave, whose shackles you have broken.
I’ll offer you my sacrifice as token
of thankfulness, and praise you constantly.

Vers 10

Before God’s people, O Jerusalem,
right in your midst, within his habitation,
I shall fulfil my vows with jubilation.
Shout hallelujah! Zion, praise his name!

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Psalm 116

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