| Berean Study Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy. | 1I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. |
| 2Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live. | 2Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. |
| 3The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow. | 3The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish. |
| 4Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!” | 4Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!” |
| 5The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. | 5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful. |
| 6The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me. | 6The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me. |
| 7Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you. | 7Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. |
| 8For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. | 8For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling; |
| 9I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. | 9I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. |
| 10I believed, therefore I said, “I am greatly afflicted.” | 10I believed, even when I spoke: “I am greatly afflicted”; |
| 11In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!” | 11I said in my alarm, “All mankind are liars.” |
| 12How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me? | 12What shall I render to the LORD for all his benefits to me? |
| 13I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD. | 13I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD, |
| 14I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people. | 14I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people. |
| 15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints. | 15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. |
| 16Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds. | 16O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds. |
| 17I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. | 17I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. |
| 18I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people, | 18I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people, |
| 19in the courts of the LORD’s house, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah! | 19in the courts of the house of the LORD, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD! |
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