Psalm 116

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116 I love the Lord,
    because he heard me when I called to him.
² He listened carefully to me.
When I need help, I will always pray to him,
    for as long as I live.
³ The danger of death was very near to me.
    I became afraid of the deep hole of death.
I was very sad and upset.
⁴ Then I called out to the Lord.
    I said, ‘Lord, please save my life!’
⁵ The Lord is kind and fair.
    Yes, our God is very kind.
⁶ The Lord takes care of weak people.
I was in danger of death,
    and he saved me!
⁷ So now I know that I am safe again.
    The Lord has been very good to me.
⁸ Yes, Lord, you saved me from death!
Because of that, my eyes no longer weep,
    and I do not fall down to the ground.
⁹ Now I will serve the Lord
    here in this world where people live.
¹⁰ I trusted in the Lord
    even when I said, ‘I have much pain.’
¹¹ I was confused and I said,
    ‘Everybody tells lies.’
¹² The Lord has done many kind things to help me.
    What can I give back to him?
¹³ I will offer a cup of wine to the Lord,
    to thank him because he saved me!
I will worship him.
¹⁴ I will give to the Lord
    everything that I have promised.
I will do that when all his people meet together.
¹⁵ The Lord is sad when one of his servants dies,
    because their lives are valuable to him.
¹⁶ Lord, I really am your servant.
    I am like a slave in your house.
You have saved me from death.
¹⁷ I will offer to you a special sacrifice to say ‘thank you’.
    I will worship you as Lord.
¹⁸ I will give to the Lord
    everything that I have promised.
I will do that when all his people meet together,
¹⁹ in the yard of the Lord's temple.
Yes, I will worship you in your temple in Jerusalem.
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!