Verse 1
I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my pleas for mercy.
I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
Verse 2
Because he has inclined his ear to me, I will call to him as long as I live.
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
Verse 3
The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of Sheol came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
Verse 4
Then I called on the name of the Lord: 'O Lord, please save my life!'
Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Verse 5
Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
Verse 6
The Lord protects the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.
The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
Verse 7
Return to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
Verse 8
For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
Verse 9
I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
Verse 10
I believed, therefore I spoke, 'I am greatly afflicted.'
I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
Verse 11
I said in my alarm, 'All mankind are liars.'
I said in my haste, All men are liars.
Verse 12
What shall I return to the Lord for all his goodness to me?
What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?
Verse 13
I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
Verse 14
I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
Verse 15
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones.
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
Verse 16
O Lord, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant; you have freed me from my chains.
O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
Verse 17
To you I will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
Verse 18
I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,
Verse 19
In the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!
In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.