1 I love the Lord , for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
2 Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came upon me; I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord : “O Lord , save me!”
5 The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
6 The Lord protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he saved me.
7 Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.
8 For you, O Lord , have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
10 I believed; therefore I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”
11 And in my dismay I said, “All men are liars.”
12 How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord .
14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
16 O Lord , truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant ; you have freed me from my chains.
17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the Lord .
18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people,19 in the courts of the house of the Lord – in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord .