Psalm 116
1 I love the Lord,(A) for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry(B) for mercy.(C)
2 Because he turned his ear(D) to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The cords of death(E) entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name(F) of the Lord:
“Lord, save me!(G)”
5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;(H)
our God is full of compassion.(I)
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
when I was brought low,(J) he saved me.(K)
7 Return to your rest,(L) my soul,
for the Lord has been good(M) to you.
8 For you, Lord, have delivered me(N) from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the Lord(O)
in the land of the living.(P)
10 I trusted(Q) in the Lord when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted”;(R)
11 in my alarm I said,
“Everyone is a liar.”(S)
12 What shall I return to the Lord
for all his goodness(T) to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name(U) of the Lord.
14 I will fulfill my vows(V) to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight(W) of the Lord
is the death of his faithful servants.(X)
16 Truly I am your servant, Lord;(Y)
I serve you just as my mother did;(Z)
you have freed me from my chains.(AA)
17 I will sacrifice a thank offering(AB) to you
and call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will fulfill my vows(AC) to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts(AD) of the house of the Lord—
in your midst, Jerusalem.(AE)
Praise the Lord.[a]
Footnotes
- Psalm 116:19 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
Cross references
- Psalm 116:1 : Ps 18:1
- Psalm 116:1 : S Ps 31:22; S 40:1
- Psalm 116:1 : S Ps 6:9; S 28:2
- Psalm 116:2 : S Ps 5:1
- Psalm 116:3 : S 2Sa 22:6; Ps 18:4-5
- Psalm 116:4 : Ps 80:18; 118:5
- Psalm 116:4 : S Ps 80:2
- Psalm 116:5 : S Ex 9:27; S 2Ch 12:6; S Ezr 9:15
- Psalm 116:5 : S Ex 22:27; S Ps 86:15
- Psalm 116:6 : S Ps 79:8
- Psalm 116:6 : Ps 18:3; 22:5; 107:13
- Psalm 116:7 : Ps 46:10; 62:1; 131:2; Mt 11:29
- Psalm 116:7 : Ps 13:6; 106:1; 142:7
- Psalm 116:8 : S Ps 86:13
- Psalm 116:9 : S Ge 5:22; Ps 56:13; 89:15
- Psalm 116:9 : S Job 28:13; Ps 27:13; Isa 38:11; Jer 11:19
- Psalm 116:10 : 2Co 4:13*
- Psalm 116:10 : Ps 9:18; 72:2; S 107:17; 119:67, 71, 75
- Psalm 116:11 : Jer 9:3-5; Hos 7:13; Mic 6:12; Ro 3:4
- Psalm 116:12 : Ps 103:2; 106:1
- Psalm 116:13 : S Ps 105:1
- Psalm 116:14 : S Nu 30:2; S Ps 66:13
- Psalm 116:15 : Ps 72:14
- Psalm 116:15 : S Nu 23:10
- Psalm 116:16 : Ps 119:125; 143:12
- Psalm 116:16 : S Ps 86:16
- Psalm 116:16 : S Job 12:18
- Psalm 116:17 : S Lev 7:12; S Ezr 1:4
- Psalm 116:18 : ver 14; S Lev 22:18
- Psalm 116:19 : Ps 92:13; 96:8; 100:4; 135:2
- Psalm 116:19 : Ps 102:21