Psalm 116

New International Version

³ The cords of death^(E)entangled me,
    the anguish of the grave came over me;
    I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
⁴ Then I called on the name^(F)of theLord:
    “Lord, save me!^(G)”

⁵ TheLordis gracious and righteous;^(H)
    our God is full of compassion.^(I)
6 TheLordprotects the unwary;
    when I was brought low,^(J)he saved me.^(K)

⁷ Return to your rest,^(L)my soul,
    for theLordhas been good^(M)to you.

⁸ For you,Lord, have delivered me^(N)from death,
    my eyes from tears,
    my feet from stumbling,
⁹ that I may walk before theLord^(O)
    in the land of the living.^(P)

¹⁰ I trusted^(Q)in theLordwhen I said,
    “I am greatly afflicted”;^(R)
11 in my alarm I said,
    “Everyone is a liar.”^(S)

¹² What shall I return to theLord
    for all his goodness^(T)to me?

¹³ I will lift up the cup of salvation
    and call on the name^(U)of theLord.
¹⁴ I will fulfill my vows^(V)to theLord
    in the presence of all his people.

¹⁵ Precious in the sight^(W)of theLord
    is the death of his faithful servants.^(X)
16 Truly I am your servant,Lord;^(Y)
    I serve you just as my mother did;^(Z)
    you have freed me from my chains.^(AA)

¹⁷ I will sacrifice a thank offering^(AB)to you
    and call on the name of theLord.
¹⁸ I will fulfill my vows^(AC)to theLord
    in the presence of all his people,
¹⁹ in the courts^(AD)of the house of theLord—
    in your midst, Jerusalem.^(AE)

Praise theLord.^[a]