Psalm 116
About Psalms
The Psalms are 150 songs and prayers, written over many centuries by David and others, and gathered into five books for Israel’s worship. Every human feeling is here: joy, fear, anger, grief, confusion and thanks. Many begin in trouble and end in trust. Jesus prayed them too, even on the cross, where He spoke the opening line of Psalm 22. Read them slowly. They are meant to be prayed, not only read.
Before you read Psalm 116Written by AI
A personal thanksgiving from someone rescued from the edge of death. He loves the LORD because God heard him. Notice his question in verse 12, how can I repay the LORD, and his answer: lift the cup of salvation and call on His name. Verse 15 has comforted many at funerals.
The LORD Has Heard My Voice
I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—
my appeal for mercy.
Because He has inclined His ear to me,
I will call on Him as long as I live.
The ropes of death entangled me;
the anguish of Sheol overcame me;
I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
Then I called on the name of the LORD:
“O LORD, deliver my soul!”
The LORD is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
The LORD preserves the simplehearted;
I was helpless, and He saved me.
Return to your rest, O my soul,
for the LORD has been good to you.
For You have delivered my soul from death,
my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
I will walk before the LORD
in the land of the living.
I believed, therefore I said,
“I am greatly afflicted.”
In my alarm I said,
“All men are liars!”
How can I repay the LORD
for all His goodness to me?
I will lift the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the LORD.
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all His people.
Precious in the sight of the LORD
is the death of His saints.
Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant;
You have broken my bonds.
I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of the LORD.
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all His people,
in the courts of the LORD’s house,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Hallelujah!