| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1I love the LORD, because He has heard My voice and my supplications. | 1I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. |
| 2Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live. | 2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. |
| 3The pains of death surrounded me, And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow. | 3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. |
| 4Then I called upon the name of the LORD: “O LORD, I implore You, deliver my soul!” | 4Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. |
| 5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful. | 5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. |
| 6The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me. | 6The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. |
| 7Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. | 7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee. |
| 8For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling. | 8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. |
| 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 spoke, “I am greatly afflicted.” | 10I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted: |
| 11I said in my haste, “All men are liars.” | 11I said in my haste, All men are liars. |
| 12What shall I render to the LORD For all His benefits toward me? | 12What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? |
| 13I will take up the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of the LORD. | 13I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. |
| 14I will pay my vows to the LORD Now in the presence of all His people. | 14I will pay my vows unto the LORD now 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. |
| 16O LORD, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have loosed my bonds. | 16O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. |
| 17I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the LORD. | 17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD. |
| 18I will pay my vows to the LORD Now in the presence of all His people, | 18I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people, |
| 19In the courts of the LORD’s house, In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD! | 19In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
|
