1 I love the Lord, because He has heard my voiceand my supplications.
2 Because He has inclined His ear to me,therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
3 The cords of death encircled me,and the pains of Sheol took hold ofme;I found trouble and sorrow.
4 Then called I upon the name of the Lord:“O Lord, I plead with You, deliver my soul.”
5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;indeed, our God is merciful.
6 The Lord protects the simple;I was brought low, and He helped me.
7 Return to your rest, O my soul;for the Lord has vindicated you.
8 For You have delivered my soul from death,my eyes from tears,and my feet from falling.
9 I will walk before the Lordin the land of the living.
10 I believed, indeed I have spoken:“I am greatly afflicted.”
11 I said in my haste,“All men are liars.”
12 What shall I render unto the Lordfor all His benefits toward me?
13 I will take the cup of salvationand call upon the name of the Lord.
14 I will pay my vows unto the Lordnow in the presence of all His people.
15 Precious in the sight of the Lordis the death of His godly ones.
16 O Lord, I am Your servant;I am Your servant, the son of Your female servant;You have loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgivingand will call upon the name of the Lord.
18 I will pay my vows unto the Lordnow in the presence of all His people,
19 in the courts of the house of the Lord,in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!