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

I love the Lord, because He hears 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.

Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I shall 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).

The cords of death encompassed me And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow.

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

Then I called upon the name of the Lord: “O Lord, I beseech You, save my life!”

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

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate.

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

The Lord preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.

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

Return 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.

For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling.

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

I shall 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.

I believed when I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”

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

I said in my alarm, “ All men are liars.”

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

What 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.

I shall lift up the cup of salvation And call upon the name of the Lord.

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

I shall pay my vows to the Lord, Oh may it be 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).

Precious in the sight of the Lord Is the death of His godly ones.

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

O Lord, surely 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.

To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And call upon the name of the Lord.

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

I shall pay my vows to the Lord, Oh may it be 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!)

In the courts of the Lord’s house, In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!