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cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/115.htm" title="Psalm 115">◄</a> Psalm 116 <a href="../psalms/117.htm" title="Psalm 117">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Bible Revised Edition</td><td width="1%" valign="top"></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><section id="ch23116" class="chapter"> <h1 id="cn23116" class="cn"><a class="xlef" hlef="#rbk23"><span class="ac">Psalm</span> 116</a><a id="rfn23116000-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn23116000-1">*</a></h1> <h1 class="cs">Thanksgiving to God Who Saves from Death</h1> <p class="chsect">I</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23116001" class="ver">1</span>I love the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>, who listened</p> <p class="sl1">to my voice in supplication,</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23116002" class="ver">2</span>Who turned an ear to me</p> <p class="sl1">on the day I called.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23116003" class="ver">3</span>I was caught by the cords of death;<a id="rfn23116003-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn23116003-1">*</a><a id="ren23116003-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23116003-a">a</a></p> <p class="sl1">the snares of Sheol had seized me;</p> <p class="sl1">I felt agony and dread.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23116004" class="ver">4</span>Then I called on the name of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>,</p> <p class="sl1">“O <span class="tetr">Lord</span>, save my life!”</p> </div> <p class="chsect">II</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23116005" class="ver">5</span>Gracious is the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> and righteous;</p> <p class="sl1">yes, our God is merciful.<a id="ren23116005-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23116005-b">b</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23116006" class="ver">6</span>The <span class="tetr">Lord</span> protects the simple;</p> <p class="sl1">I was helpless, but he saved me.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23116007" class="ver">7</span>Return, my soul, to your rest;</p> <p class="sl1">the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> has been very good to you.<a id="ren23116007-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23116007-c">c</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23116008" class="ver">8</span>For my soul has been freed from death,</p> <p class="sl1">my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.<a id="ren23116008-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23116008-d">d</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23116009" class="ver">9</span>I shall walk before the <span class="tetr">Lord</span></p> <p class="sl1">in the land of the living.<a id="rfn23116009-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn23116009-1">*</a><a id="ren23116009-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23116009-e">e</a></p> </div> <p class="chsect">III</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23116010" class="ver">10</span><a id="rfn23116010-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn23116010-1">*</a>I kept faith, even when I said,</p> <p class="sl1">“I am greatly afflicted!”<a id="ren23116010-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23116010-f">f</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23116011" class="ver">11</span>I said in my alarm,</p> <p class="sl1">“All men are liars!”<a id="ren23116011-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23116011-g">g</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23116012" class="ver">12</span>How can I repay the <span class="tetr">Lord</span></p> <p class="sl1">for all the great good done for me?</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23116013" class="ver">13</span>I will raise the cup of salvation<a id="rfn23116013-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn23116013-1">*</a></p> <p class="sl1">and call on the name of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23116014" class="ver">14</span>I will pay my vows to the <span class="tetr">Lord</span></p> <p class="sl1">in the presence of all his people.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23116015" class="ver">15</span><a id="rfn23116015-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn23116015-1">*</a>Dear in the eyes of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span></p> <p class="sl1">is the death of his devoted.<a id="ren23116015-h" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23116015-h">h</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23116016" class="ver">16</span><span class="tetr">Lord</span>, I am your servant,</p> <p class="sl1">your servant, the child of your maidservant;<a id="ren23116016-i" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23116016-i">i</a></p> <p class="sl1">you have loosed my bonds.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23116017" class="ver">17</span>I will offer a sacrifice of praise</p> <p class="sl1">and call on the name of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>.<a id="ren23116017-j" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23116017-j">j</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23116018" class="ver">18</span>I will pay my vows to the <span class="tetr">Lord</span><a id="ren23116018-k" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23116018-k">k</a></p> <p class="sl1">in the presence of all his people,</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23116019" class="ver">19</span>In the courts of the house of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>,</p> <p class="sl1">in your midst, O Jerusalem.</p> <p class="sl">Hallelujah!</p> </div> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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