Psalms 116

₁I love the LORD, because he hears me;

he listens to my prayers.

₂He listens to me

every time I call to him.

₃The danger of death was all round me;

the horrors of the grave closed in on me;

I was filled with fear and anxiety.

₄Then I called to the LORD,

“I beg you, LORD, save me!”

₅The LORD is merciful and good;

our God is compassionate.

₆The LORD protects the helpless;

when I was in danger, he saved me.

₇Be confident, my heart,

because the LORD has been good to me.

₈The LORD saved me from death;

he stopped my tears

and kept me from defeat.

₉And so I walk in the presence of the LORD

in the world of the living.

₁₀I kept on believing, even when I said,

“I am completely crushed,”

₁₁even when I was afraid and said,

“No one can be trusted.”

₁₂What can I offer the LORD

for all his goodness to me?

₁₃I will bring a wine offering to the LORD,

to thank him for saving me.

₁₄In the assembly of all his people

I will give him what I have promised.

₁₅How painful it is to the LORD

when one of his people dies!

₁₆I am your servant, LORD;

I serve you, just as my mother did.

You have saved me from death.

₁₇I will give you a sacrifice of thanksgiving

and offer my prayer to you.

_18-19In the assembly of all your people,

in the sanctuary of your Temple in Jerusalem,

I will give you what I have promised.

Praise the LORD!