[1] I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy.
[2] Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!
[3] Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow.
[4] Then I called on the name of the Lord: “Please, Lord, save me!”
[5] How kind the Lord is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours!
[6] The Lord protects those of childlike faith; I was facing death, and he saved me.
[7] Let my soul be at rest again, for the Lord has been good to me.
[8] He has saved me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
[9] And so I walk in the Lord’s presence as I live here on earth!
[10] I believed in you, so I said, “I am deeply troubled, Lord.”
[11] In my anxiety I cried out to you, “These people are all liars!”
[12] What can I offer the Lord for all he has done for me?
[13] I will lift up the cup of salvation and praise the Lord’s name for saving me.
[14] I will keep my promises to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
[15] The Lord cares deeply when his loved ones die.
[16] O Lord, I am your servant; yes, I am your servant, born into your household; you have freed me from my chains.
[17] I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.
[18] I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people—
[19] in the house of the Lord in the heart of Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!