1 I love the Lord, who listenedto my voice in supplication,
2 Who turned an ear to meon the day I called.
3 I was caught by the cords of death;the snares of Sheol had seized me;I felt agony and dread.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord,“O Lord, save my life!”
5 Gracious is the Lord and righteous;yes, our God is merciful.
6 The Lord protects the simple;I was helpless, but he saved me.
7 Return, my soul, to your rest;the Lord has been very good to you.
8 For my soul has been freed from death,my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
9 I shall walk before the Lordin the land of the living.
10 I kept faith, even when I said,“I am greatly afflicted!”
11 I said in my alarm,“All men are liars!”
12 How can I repay the Lordfor all the great good done for me?
13 I will raise the cup of salvationand call on the name of the Lord.
14 I will pay my vows to the Lordin the presence of all his people.
15 Dear in the eyes of the Lordis the death of his devoted.
16 Lord, I am your servant,your servant, the child of your maidservant;you have loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer a sacrifice of praiseand call on the name of the Lord.
18 I will pay my vows to the Lordin the presence of all his people,
19 In the courts of the house of the Lord,in your midst, O Jerusalem.Hallelujah!