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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 116 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/116.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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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">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s1">When the <span class="nd">Lord</span> Saves You from Death</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.1" class="v19_116_1">1</span>I love you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_1">You answered my prayers.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.2" class="v19_116_2">2</span>You paid attention to me,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_2">and so I will pray to you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_2">as long as I live.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.3" class="v19_116_3">3</span>Death attacked from all sides,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_3">and I was captured</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_3">by its painful chains.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_3">But when I was really hurting,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.4" class="v19_116_4">4</span>I prayed and said, “<span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_4">please don't let me die!”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.5" class="v19_116_5">5</span>You are kind, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_5">so good and merciful.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.6" class="v19_116_6">6</span>You protect ordinary people,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_6">and when I was helpless,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_6">you saved me</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.7" class="v19_116_7">7</span>and treated me so kindly</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_7">that I don't need</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_7">to worry anymore.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.8" class="v19_116_8">8</span>You, <span class="nd">Lord</span>, have saved</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_8">my life from death,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_8">my eyes from tears,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_8">my feet from stumbling.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.9" class="v19_116_9">9</span>Now I will walk at your side</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_9">in this land of the living.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.10" class="v19_116_10">10</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.116.10!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> I was faithful to you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_10">when I was suffering,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.11" class="v19_116_11">11</span>though in my confusion I said,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_11">“I can't trust anyone!”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.12" class="v19_116_12">12</span>What must I give you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_12">for being so good to me?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.13" class="v19_116_13">13</span>I will pour out an offering</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_13">of wine to you,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_13">and I will pray in your name</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_13">because you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_13">have saved me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.14" class="v19_116_14">14</span>I will keep my promise to you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_14">when your people meet.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.15" class="v19_116_15">15</span>You are deeply concerned</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_15">when one of your loyal people</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_15">faces death.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.16" class="v19_116_16">16</span>I worship you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_16">just as my mother did,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_16">and you have rescued me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_16">from the chains of death.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.17" class="v19_116_17">17</span>I will offer you a sacrifice</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_17">to show how grateful I am,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_17">and I will pray.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_18"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.18" class="v19_116_18">18</span>I will keep my promise to you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_18">when your people</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_19"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.116.19" class="v19_116_19">19</span>gather at your temple</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_116_19">in Jerusalem.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_116_19">Shout praises to the <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p> </div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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