Psalms 116
The speaker expresses gratitude to the Lord for hearing their prayer and saving them from death and sorrow. They acknowledge the Lord's mercy, justice, and compassion, and recognize that He is the protector of the humble. The speaker vows to repay the Lord for His kindness by offering sacrifices of praise and fulfilling their vows in the presence of others.
Alleluia. I have loved: therefore, the Lord will heed the voice of my prayerFor he has inclined his ear to me. And in my days, I will call upon himThe sorrows of death have surrounded me, and the perils of Hell have found me. I have found tribulation and sorrowAnd so, I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, free my soulMerciful is the Lord, and just. And our God is compassionateThe Lord is the keeper of little ones. I was humbled, and he freed meTurn again, my soul, to your rest. For the Lord has done good to youFor he has rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from slippingI will please the Lord in the land of the livingAlleluia. I had confidence, because of what I was saying, but then I was greatly humbledI said in my excess, "Every man is a liar.What shall I repay to the Lord, for all the things that he has repaid to meI will take up the cup of salvation, and I will call upon the name of the LordI will repay my vows to the Lord, in the sight of all his peoplePrecious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his holy onesO Lord, because I am your servant, your servant and the son of your handmaid, you have broken my bondsI will sacrifice to you the sacrifice of praise, and I will invoke the name of the LordI will repay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his peoplein the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem
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