1 ¶ I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my supplications.

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

2 B ecause he has inclined his ear unto me, therefore I will call upon him all of my days.

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

3 T he sorrows of death compassed me and the pains of Sheol found me; I encountered trouble and sorrow.

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

4 T hen I called upon the name of the LORD, saying, O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

5 G racious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

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

The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

7 R eturn unto thy rest, O my soul, for the LORD has dealt bountifully with thee.

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

8 F or thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

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.

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

10 ¶ I believed, therefore I spoke, and was greatly afflicted;

I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

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

I said in my haste, All men are liars.

12 W hat shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?

What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?

13 I will take the cup of saving health and invoke the name of the LORD.

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.

I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.

15 P recious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his merciful ones.

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

16 T his is so, O LORD, because I am thy slave; I am thy slave, the son of thine handmaid; thou hast loosed my bonds.

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 unto thee the sacrifice of praise and will invoke the name of the LORD.

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,

I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,

19 i n the courts of the LORD’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Halelu-JAH.

in the courts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.