Psalms 116:1-9 ▼

1 I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.

2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.

3 The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”

5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

6 The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.

7 Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.

8 For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.