116
The LORD Has Heard My Voice
 
I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—
my appeal for mercy.
Because He has inclined His ear to me,
I will call on Him as long as I live.
 
The ropes of death entangled me;
the anguish of Sheol overcame me;
I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
Then I called on the name of the LORD:
“O LORD, deliver my soul!”
 
The LORD is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
The LORD preserves the simplehearted;
I was helpless, and He saved me.
Return to your rest, O my soul,
for the LORD has been good to you.
For You have delivered my soul from death,
my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
 
I will walk before the LORD
in the land of the living.
10 I believed, therefore I said,* LXX therefore I have spoken; cited in 2 Corinthians 4:13
“I am greatly afflicted.”
11 In my alarm I said,
“All men are liars!”
 
12 How can I repay the LORD
for all His goodness to me?
13 I will lift the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the LORD.
14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all His people.
 
15 Precious in the sight of the LORD
is the death of His saints.
16 Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant;
You have broken my bonds.
 
17 I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of the LORD.
18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all His people,
19 in the courts of the LORD’s house,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
 
Hallelujah! Or Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD

*116:10 LXX therefore I have spoken; cited in 2 Corinthians 4:13

116:19 Or Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD