Psalm 116

New Coverdale Version

I love the Lord, * because he heard the voice of my prayer,

Because he inclined his ear to me; * therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

The snares of death encompassed me, and the pains of the Grave laid hold of me; * I suffered trouble and sorrow.

Then I called upon the Name of the Lord: * “O Lord, I beseech you, deliver my soul.”

Gracious is the Lord and righteous; * indeed, our God is full of compassion.

The Lord preserves the simple; * I was in misery, and he helped me.

Turn again to your rest, O my soul, * for the Lord has rewarded you.

You have delivered my soul from death, * my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.

I will walk before the Lord * in the land of the living.

I believed, and therefore will I speak: “I am greatly troubled.” * I said in my haste, “All men are liars.”

What shall I give unto the Lord * for all the benefits that he has done unto me?

I will lift up the cup of salvation * and call upon the Name of the Lord.

I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the presence of all his people; * dear in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

O Lord, I am your servant; * I am your servant, and the child of your handmaid; you have broken my bonds asunder.

I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving * and will call upon the Name of the Lord.

I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the sight of all his people, * in the courts of the Lord’s house, even in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.