Psalm 116
MSG — The Message Bible (MSG)
NLT — New Living Translation Bible (NLT)
Verse 1
1-6 I love God because he listened to me,
listened as I begged for mercy.
He listened so intently
as I laid out my case before him.
Death stared me in the face,
hell was hard on my heels.
Up against it, I didn’t know which way to turn;
then I called out to God for help:
“Please, God!” I cried out.
“Save my life!”
God is gracious—it is he who makes things right,
our most compassionate God.
God takes the side of the helpless;
when I was at the end of my rope, he saved me.
listened as I begged for mercy.
He listened so intently
as I laid out my case before him.
Death stared me in the face,
hell was hard on my heels.
Up against it, I didn’t know which way to turn;
then I called out to God for help:
“Please, God!” I cried out.
“Save my life!”
God is gracious—it is he who makes things right,
our most compassionate God.
God takes the side of the helpless;
when I was at the end of my rope, he saved me.
I love the Lord because he hears my voice
and my prayer for mercy.
and my prayer for mercy.
Verse 2
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Because he bends down to listen,
I will pray as long as I have breath!
I will pray as long as I have breath!
Verse 3
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Death wrapped its ropes around me;
the terrors of the grave[a] overtook me.
I saw only trouble and sorrow.
the terrors of the grave[a] overtook me.
I saw only trouble and sorrow.
Verse 4
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Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“Please, Lord, save me!”
“Please, Lord, save me!”
Verse 5
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How kind the Lord is! How good he is!
So merciful, this God of ours!
So merciful, this God of ours!
Verse 6
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The Lord protects those of childlike faith;
I was facing death, and he saved me.
I was facing death, and he saved me.
Verse 7
I said to myself, “Relax and rest.
God has showered you with blessings.
Soul, you’ve been rescued from death;
Eye, you’ve been rescued from tears;
And you, Foot, were kept from stumbling.”
God has showered you with blessings.
Soul, you’ve been rescued from death;
Eye, you’ve been rescued from tears;
And you, Foot, were kept from stumbling.”
Let my soul be at rest again,
for the Lord has been good to me.
for the Lord has been good to me.
Verse 8
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He has saved me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling.
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling.
Verse 9
I’m striding in the presence of God,
alive in the land of the living!
I stayed faithful, though bedeviled,
and despite a ton of bad luck,
Despite giving up on the human race,
saying, “They’re all liars and cheats.”
alive in the land of the living!
I stayed faithful, though bedeviled,
and despite a ton of bad luck,
Despite giving up on the human race,
saying, “They’re all liars and cheats.”
And so I walk in the Lord’s presence
as I live here on earth!
as I live here on earth!
Verse 10
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I believed in you, so I said,
“I am deeply troubled, Lord.”
“I am deeply troubled, Lord.”
Verse 11
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In my anxiety I cried out to you,
“These people are all liars!”
“These people are all liars!”
Verse 12
What can I give back to God
for the blessings he’s poured out on me?
I’ll lift high the cup of salvation—a toast to God!
I’ll pray in the name of God;
I’ll complete what I promised God I’d do,
and I’ll do it together with his people.
When they arrive at the gates of death,
God welcomes those who love him.
Oh, God, here I am, your servant,
your faithful servant: set me free for your service!
I’m ready to offer the thanksgiving sacrifice
and pray in the name of God.
I’ll complete what I promised God I’d do,
and I’ll do it in company with his people,
In the place of worship, in God’s house,
in Jerusalem, God’s city.
Hallelujah!
for the blessings he’s poured out on me?
I’ll lift high the cup of salvation—a toast to God!
I’ll pray in the name of God;
I’ll complete what I promised God I’d do,
and I’ll do it together with his people.
When they arrive at the gates of death,
God welcomes those who love him.
Oh, God, here I am, your servant,
your faithful servant: set me free for your service!
I’m ready to offer the thanksgiving sacrifice
and pray in the name of God.
I’ll complete what I promised God I’d do,
and I’ll do it in company with his people,
In the place of worship, in God’s house,
in Jerusalem, God’s city.
Hallelujah!
What can I offer the Lord
for all he has done for me?
for all he has done for me?
Verse 13
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I will lift up the cup of salvation
and praise the Lord’s name for saving me.
and praise the Lord’s name for saving me.
Verse 14
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I will keep my promises to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
in the presence of all his people.
Verse 15
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The Lord cares deeply
when his loved ones die.
when his loved ones die.
Verse 16
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O Lord, I am your servant;
yes, I am your servant, born into your household;
you have freed me from my chains.
yes, I am your servant, born into your household;
you have freed me from my chains.
Verse 17
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I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of the Lord.
and call on the name of the Lord.
Verse 18
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I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people—
in the presence of all his people—
Verse 19
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in the house of the Lord
in the heart of Jerusalem.
in the heart of Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord!