1 I love the Lord because he hears my voice, my pleas for mercy.

2 I will call on him as long as I live

because he turns his ear toward me.

3 The ropes of death became tangled around me.

The horrors of the grave took hold of me.

I experienced pain and agony.

4 But I kept calling on the name of the Lord:

“Please, Lord, rescue me!”

5 The Lord is merciful and righteous.

Our God is compassionate.

6 The Lord protects defenseless people.

When I was weak, he saved me.

7 Be at peace again, my soul,

because the Lord has been good to you.

8 You saved me from death.

You saved my eyes from tears ⌞and⌟ my feet from stumbling.

9 I will walk in the Lord’s presence in this world of the living.

10 I kept my faith even when I said,

“I am suffering terribly.”

11 I also said when I was panic-stricken,

“Everyone is undependable.”

12 How can I repay the Lord

for all the good that he has done for me?

13 I will take the cup of salvation

and call on the name of the Lord.

14 I will keep 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 faithful ones.

16 O Lord, I am indeed your servant.

I am your servant,

the son of your female servant.

You have freed me from my chains.

17 I will bring a song of thanksgiving to you as a sacrifice.

I will call on the name of the Lord.

18 I will keep my vows to the Lord

in the presence of all his people,

19 in the courtyards of the Lord’s house,

in the middle of Jerusalem.

Hallelujah!