116:1  I love the LORD, because He hears My voice {and} my supplications.

116:2  Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I shall call {upon Him} as long as I live.

116:3  The cords of death encompassed me And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow.

116:4  Then I called upon the name of the LORD: "O LORD, I beseech You, save my life!"

116:5  Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate.

116:6  The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.

116:7  Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.

116:8  For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling.

116:9  I shall walk before the LORD In the land of the living.

116:10  I believed when I said, "I am greatly afflicted."

116:11  I said in my alarm, "All men are liars."

116:12  What shall I render to the LORD For all His benefits toward me?

116:13  I shall lift up the cup of salvation And call upon the name of the LORD.

116:14  I shall pay my vows to the LORD, Oh {may it be} in the presence of all His people.

116:15  Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His godly ones.

116:16  O LORD, surely I am Your servant, I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid, You have loosed my bonds.

116:17  To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And call upon the name of the LORD.

116:18  I shall pay my vows to the LORD, Oh {may it be} in the presence of all His people,

116:19  In the courts of the LORD'S house, In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!