Psalms 116

Berean Standard Bible

Chapter summary

The psalmist expresses love for the Lord because He heard his voice and his appeal for mercy. Facing the ropes of death, the anguish of Sheol, trouble, and sorrow, the speaker called upon the name of the Lord for deliverance. Recognizing that the Lord is gracious, righteous, compassionate, and a preserver of the simplehearted, the speaker notes that he was saved while helpless. Acknowledging that the Lord delivered his soul from death, his eyes from tears, and his feet from stumbling, the psalmist resolves to walk before the Lord in the land of the living. Amidst past alarm and affliction, the speaker questions how to repay the Lord's goodness and vows to lift the cup of salvation, offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and fulfill his vows in the presence of all the people in the courts of the Lord's house in Jerusalem.

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¹I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy. ²Because He has inclined His ear to me, 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. ⁴Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!” ⁵The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. ⁶The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me. ⁷Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you. 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. ¹⁰I believed, therefore I said, “I am greatly afflicted.” ¹¹In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!” ¹²How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me? ¹³I will lift 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. 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. ¹⁷I will offer to You a 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, ¹⁹in the courts of the LORD’s house, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!