1   I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

2   Because he hath inclined his ear to me, therefore will I call upon him ^note as long as I live.

3    ^noteThe sorrows of death encompassed me, and the pains of ^note hell ^note came upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

4   Then I called upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

5   Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yes, our God is merciful.

6   The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

7   Return to thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

8   For thou hast delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

9   I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

10    ^noteI believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

11   I said in my haste, ^note All men are liars.

12   What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits towards me?

13   I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.

14   I will pay my vows to the Lord now in the presence of all his people.

15   Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

16   O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

17   I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

18   I will pay my vows to the Lord now in the presence of all his people,

19   In the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

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