Psalms 116

A Hymn of Thanks

1 I love the Lord, because He heard My voice and my prayers.

2 Because He bent His ear to me, So I will call on Him as long as I live.

3 The ropes of death got me, And the scares of the grave hit me; I found trouble and sorrow.

4 Then I called on the name of the Lord: “Lord, please save my soul!”

5 The Lord is graceful and righteous; Our God is full of mercy.

6 The Lord keeps the simple; I was brought down, and He saved me.

7 My soul, go back to your rest, because the Lord was good to you.

A Vow of Praise

8 Because You rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling.

9 I will walk in front of the Lord In the land of the living.

10 I believed, so I spoke; I was super brought down.

11 I said in my panic, “All humans are liars.”

12 What can I give back to the Lord For all His gifts to me,

13 I will lift up the cup of rescue And call on the name of the Lord.

14 I will pay my promises to the Lord In front of all His people.

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord Is the death of His faithful ones.

16 For sure, Lord, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maid; You loosened my chains.

17 I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanks, And I will call on the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my promises to the Lord In front of all His people,

19 In the yards of the Lord’s house, In the middle of you, Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!