Psalm 116: 1-19

³ The cords of death entangled me,     the anguish of the grave came over me;     I was overcome by distress and sorrow. ⁴ Then I called on the name of the Lord:     “Lord, save me!”

⁵ The Lord is gracious and righteous;     our God is full of compassion. ⁶ The Lord protects the unwary;     when I was brought low, he saved me.

⁷ Return to your rest, my soul,     for the Lord has been good to you.

⁸ For you, Lord, have delivered me from death,     my eyes from tears,     my feet from stumbling, ⁹ that I may walk before the Lord     in the land of the living.

¹⁰ I trusted in the Lord when I said,     “I am greatly afflicted”; ¹¹ in my alarm I said,     “Everyone is a liar.”

¹² What shall I return to the Lord     for all his goodness to me?

¹³ I will lift up the cup of salvation     and call on the name of the Lord. ¹⁴ I will fulfill my vows to the Lord     in the presence of all his people.

¹⁵ Precious in the sight of the Lord     is the death of his faithful servants. ¹⁶ Truly I am your servant, Lord;     I serve you just as my mother did;     you have freed me from my chains.

¹⁷ I will sacrifice a thank offering to you     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 courts of the house of the Lord—     in your midst, Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord.^[a]