1 My voice and my supplications. | |
2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live. | |
3 I love the LORD, because He hears | |
3 The cords of death encompassed me And thea Lit straitsterrors ofb I.e. the nether worldSheolc Lit found mecame upon me; I found distress and sorrow. | |
4 Then I called upon the name of the LORD: “O LORD, I beseech You,d Or deliver my soulsave my life!” | |
5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate. | |
6 The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me. | |
7 Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. | |
8 For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling. | |
9 I shall walk before the LORD In thee Lit landsland of the living. | |
10 I believed when I said, “I am greatly afflicted.” | |
11 I said in my alarm, “All men are liars.” | |
12 What shall I render to the LORD For all His benefitsf Lit upontoward me? | |
13 I shall lift up the cup of salvation And call upon the name of the LORD. | |
14 I shall pay my vows to the LORD, Oh may it be in the presence of all His people. | |
15 Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His godly ones. | |
16 O LORD,g Or becausesurely I am Your servant, I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid, You have loosed my bonds. | |
17 To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And call upon the name of the LORD. | |
18 I shall pay my vows to the LORD, Oh may it be in the presence of all His people, | |
19 In the courts of the LORD’S house, In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. h Or Hallelujah!Praisei Heb Yahthe LORD! | |