1 I love the Lord, because He has heard my voice and my supplications.

2 B ecause He has inclined His ear to me, therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live.

3 T he cords and sorrows of death were around me, and the terrors of Sheol (the place of the dead) had laid hold of me; I suffered anguish and grief (trouble and sorrow).

4 T hen called I upon the name of the Lord: O Lord, I beseech You, save my life and deliver me!

5 G racious is the Lord, and righteous; yes, our God is merciful.

6 T he Lord preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He helped and saved me.

7 R eturn to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

8 F or You have delivered my life from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling and falling.

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

10 I believed (trusted in, relied on, and clung to my God), and therefore have I spoken, I am greatly afflicted.

11 I said in my haste, All men are deceitful and liars.

12 W hat shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits toward me?

13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and deliverance and call on the name of the Lord.

14 I will pay my vows to the Lord, yes, in the presence of all His people.

15 P recious (important and no light matter) in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints (His loving ones).

16 O Lord, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid; You have loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call on the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows to the Lord, yes, in the presence of all His people,

19 I n the courts of the Lord’s house—in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)