English / ERV
Psalms 116
Easy-to-Read Version, 2006
- 1I love the LORD for hearing me, for listening to my prayers.
- 2Yes, he paid attention to me, so I will always call to him whenever I need help.
- 3Death’s ropes were around me. The grave was closing in on me. I was worried and afraid.
- 4Then I called on the LORD’s name. I said, “LORD, save me!”
- 5The LORD is good and merciful; our God is so kind.
- 6The LORD takes care of helpless people. I was without help, and he saved me.
- 7My soul, relax! The LORD is caring for you.
- 8Lord, you saved my soul from death. You stopped my tears. You kept me from falling.
- 9I will continue to serve the LORD in the land of the living.
- 10I continued believing even when I said, “I am completely ruined!”
- 11Yes, even when I was upset and said, “There is no one I can trust!”
- 12What can I give the LORD for all that he has done for me?
- 13He saved me, so I will give him a drink offering, and I will call on the LORD’s name.
- 14I will give the LORD what I promised. I will go in front of all his people now.
- 15Very dear to the LORD are the lives of his followers. He cares when they face death.
- 16LORD, I am your servant! Yes, I am your slave, as my mother was. You set me free from the chains of death.