1I love the LORD, because he hath heard my
voice and my
supplications.
2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me,
therefore will I call upon him as
long as I live.
3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the
pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and
sorrow.
4Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O
LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
5Gracious is the
LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
6The LORD preserveth the simple: I was
brought low, and he helped me.
7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the
LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
8For thou hast delivered my soul from death,
mine eyes from tears, and my
feet from falling.
9I will walk before the LORD in the land of
the living.
10I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was
greatly afflicted:
11I said in my haste, All men are liars.
12What shall I render unto the LORD for all
his benefits toward me?
13I will take the cup of salvation, and call
upon the name of the LORD.
14I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the
presence of all his people.
15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the
death of his saints.
16O LORD, truly I am thy
servant; I am thy
servant, and the
son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of
thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the
LORD.
18I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the
presence of all his people,
19In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the
midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.