1 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; 3 The cords of death entangled me, 5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; 7 Return to your rest, my soul, 8 For you, LORD, have delivered me from death, 10 I trusted in the LORD when I said, 12 What shall I return to the LORD 13 I will lift up the cup of salvation 15 Precious in the sight of the LORD 17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you Praise the LORD.a]” style=”font-size: 0.65em; line-height: 0.5em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; “>[a]
Psalm 116
he heard my cry for mercy.
2 Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the LORD:
“LORD, save me!”
our God is full of compassion.
6 The LORD protects the unwary;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
for the LORD has been good to you.
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the LORD
in the land of the living.
“I am greatly afflicted”;
11 in my alarm I said,
“Everyone is a liar.”
for all his goodness to me?
and call on the name of the LORD.
14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people.
is the death of his faithful servants.
16 Truly I am your servant, LORD;
I serve you just as my mother did;
you have freed me from my chains.
and call on the name of the LORD.
18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts of the house of the LORD—
in your midst, Jerusalem.
A Word of the Week for Me
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