Psalm 116

Psalm 116 – Song of Thanksgiving for Deliverance

1I love the Lord, for he hears

my voice, my pleas for mercy.

2For he has inclined his ear to me:

I will call upon him as long as I live.

3About me were snares of death,

the anguish of Sheol was upon me:

distress and sorrow were mine.

4Then I called on the name of the Lord:

“I beseech you, O Lord, deliver me.”

5Gracious and just is the Lord,

compassionate is our God.

6The Lord preserves the simple;

when I was drooping, he saved me.

7Be at peace, my heart, once more,

for the Lord has been good to you.

8You have rescued me from death,

my eyes from tears,

my feet from stumbling.

9Before the Lord I will walk

in the land of the living.

10I held fast my faith, though I said,

“Ah me! I am sore afflicted,”

11though in my alarm I said,

“Everyone is a liar.”

12What shall I render the Lord

for all his bounty to me?

13I will lift up the cup of salvation,

and call on the name of the Lord.

14I will pay my vows to the Lord

in the presence of all his people.

15Grave in the eyes of the Lord

is the death of his loyal and loved ones.

16Ah, Lord! I am your servant,

your servant, child of your handmaid.

You have loosened my bonds.

17I will offer to you a thank-offering,

and call on the name of the Lord.

18I will pay my vows to the Lord

in the presence of all his people,

19in the courts of the house of the Lord,

in the midst of you, O Jerusalem.

Hallelujah.