﻿Psalm.
Chapter 116.
I love the LORD, for he hears my voice and my pleas. 
Because he has inclined his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. 
The cords of death surrounded me; the anguish of Sheol overtook me. I found distress and sorrow. 
Then I called on the name of the LORD: “Please, LORD, rescue my soul!” 
The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is compassionate. 
The LORD guards the simple; I was brought low, and he saved me. 
Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. 
For you have rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. 
I will walk before the LORD in the lands of the living. 
I believed, even when I said, “I am greatly afflicted.” 
In my alarm I said, “All people are liars.” 
What shall I return to the LORD for all his benefits to me? 
I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD. 
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD now in the presence of all his people. 
Precious in the LORD’s eyes is the death of his faithful ones. 
Please, LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your servant woman. You have loosed my bonds. 
I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. 
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD now in the presence of all his people, 
in the courts of the house of the LORD, in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise the LORD! 
