1 I love the Lord, because He hears 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 to me, Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.

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

3 T he cords of death encompassed me And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress 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: “O Lord, I beseech You, save my life!”

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; Yes, our God is compassionate.

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 to your rest, O my soul, For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

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

8 F or You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

9 I shall 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 when I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”

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

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

I said in my haste, All men are liars.

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

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

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

I will take 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.

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 godly ones.

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

16 O Lord, surely I am Your servant, I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid, You have 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 T o You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And call upon 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 shall pay my vows to the Lord, Oh may it be 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 you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

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