[[Psalm 115|<< Psalm 115]] | [[Psalms|Psalms]] | [[Psalm 117|Psalm 117 >>]] ### Psalm 116 1 I LOVE the LORD, because he has heard my voice _and_ my supplications. ^1 2 Because he has inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon _him_ as long as I live. ^2 3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell got hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. ^3 4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. ^4 5 Gracious _is_ the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God _is_ merciful. ^5 6 The LORD preserves the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. ^6 7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with thee. ^7 8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, _and_ my feet from falling. ^8 9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. ^9 10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted: ^10 11 I said in my haste, All men _are_ liars. ^11 12 What shall I render unto the LORD _for_ all his benefits toward me? ^12 13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. ^13 14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people. ^14 15 Precious in the sight of the LORD _is_ the death of his saints. ^15 16 O LORD, truly I _am_ thy servant; I _am_ thy servant, _and_ the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. ^16 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD. ^17 18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people, ^18 19 In the courts of the LORD's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD. ^19