¹ I love the LORD, because He hears
My voice and my supplications. ² Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live. ³ The cords of death encompassed me
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow. ⁴ Then I called upon the name of the LORD:
“O LORD, I beseech You, save my life!” ⁵ Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;
Yes, our God is compassionate. ⁶ The LORD preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me. ⁷ Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. ⁸ For You have rescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
My feet from stumbling. ⁹ I shall walk before the LORD
In the land of the living. ¹⁰ I believed when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted.” ¹¹ I said in my alarm,
“All men are liars.” ¹² What shall I render to the LORD
For all His benefits toward me? ¹³ I shall lift up the cup of salvation
And call upon the name of the LORD. ¹⁴ I shall pay my vows to the LORD,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people. ¹⁵ Precious in the sight of the LORD
Is the death of His godly ones. ¹⁶ O LORD, surely I am Your servant,
I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid,
You have loosed my bonds. ¹⁷ To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And call upon the name of the LORD. ¹⁸ I shall pay my vows to the LORD,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people, ¹⁹ In the courts of the LORD’S house,
In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD!