Psalm 116

1 i love the lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications 2 because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will i call upon him as long as i live 3 the sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me i found trouble and sorrow 4 then called i upon the name of the lord; o lord, i beseech thee, deliver my soul 5 gracious is the lord, and righteous; yea, our god is merciful 6 the lord preserveth the simple i was brought low, and he helped me 7 return unto thy rest, o my soul; for the lord hath dealt bountifully with thee 8 for thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling 9 i will walk before the lord in the land of the living 10 i believed, therefore have i spoken i was greatly afflicted 11 i said in my haste, all men are liars 12 what shall i render unto the lord for all his benefits toward me? 13 i will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the lord 14 i will pay my vows unto the lord now in the presence of all his people 15 precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints 16 o lord, truly i am thy servant; i am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid thou hast loosed my bonds 17 i will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the lord 18 i will pay my vows unto the lord now in the presence of all his people, 19 in the courts of the lord's house, in the midst of thee, o jerusalem praise ye the lord