Psalms 116 AMP

1. I love the Lord, because He hears [and continues to hear] My voice and my supplications (my pleas, my cries, my specific needs).

2. Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call on Him as long as I live.

3. The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me, And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow.

4. Then I called on the name of the Lord: “O Lord, please save my life!”

5. Gracious is the Lord, and [consistently] righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate.

6. The Lord protects the simple (childlike); I was brought low [humbled and discouraged], and He saved me.

7. Return to your rest, O my soul, For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

8. For You have rescued my life from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from stumbling and falling.

9. I will walk [in submissive wonder] before the Lord In the land of the living.

10. I believed [and clung to my God] when I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”

11. I said in my alarm, “All men are liars.”

12. What will I give to the Lord [in return] For all His benefits toward me? [How can I repay Him for His precious blessings?]

13. I will lift up the cup of salvation And call on the name of the Lord.

14. I will pay my vows to the Lord, Yes, in the presence of all His people.

15. Precious [and of great consequence] in the sight of the Lord Is the death of His godly ones [so He watches over them].

16. O Lord, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid; You have unfastened my chains.

17. I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call on the name of the Lord.

18. I will pay my vows to the Lord, Yes, in the presence of all His people,

19. In the courts of the Lord’s house (temple)— In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)