1 I love theLord, 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 over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of theLord:
“Lord, save me!”
5 TheLordis gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
6 TheLordprotects the unwary;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return to your rest, my soul,
for theLordhas been good to you.
8 For you,Lord, have delivered me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before theLord
in the land of the living.
10 I trusted in theLordwhen I said,
“I am greatly afflicted”;
11 in my alarm I said,
“Everyone is a liar.”
12 What shall I return to theLord
for all his goodness to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of theLord.
14 I will fulfill my vows to theLord
in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of theLord
is the death of his faithful servants.
16 Truly I am your servant,Lord;
I serve you just as my mother did;
you have freed me from my chains.
17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you
and call on the name of theLord.
18 I will fulfill my vows to theLord
in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts of the house of theLord—
in your midst, Jerusalem.
Praise theLord.
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