the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Psalms 116
Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death.
1 (a)I love the Lord, because He (b)hears
My voice and my supplications.
2 Because He has (c)inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.
3 The (d)cords of death encompassed me
And the [a]terrors of [b]Sheol [c]came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
4 Then (e)I called upon the name of the Lord:
"O Lord, I beseech You, [d](f)save my life!"
5 (g)Gracious is the Lord, and (h)righteous;
Yes, our God is (i)compassionate.
6 The Lord preserves (j)the simple;
I was (k)brought low, and He saved me.
7 Return to your (l)rest, O my soul,
For the Lord has (m)dealt bountifully with you.
8 For You have (n)rescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
My feet from stumbling.
9 I shall walk before the Lord
In the [e](o)land of the living.
10 I (p)believed when I said,
"I am (q)greatly afflicted."
11 I (r)said in my alarm,
"(s)All men are liars."
12 What shall I (t)render to the Lord
For all His (u)benefits [f]toward me?
13 I shall lift up the (v)cup of salvation
And (w)call upon the name of the Lord.
14 I shall (x)pay my vows to the Lord,
Oh may it be (y)in the presence of all His people.
15 (z)Precious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His godly ones.
16 O Lord, [g]surely I am (aa)Your servant,
I am Your servant, the (ab)son of Your handmaid,
You have (ac)loosed my bonds.
17 To You I shall offer (ad)a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And (ae)call upon the name of the Lord.
18 I shall (af)pay my vows to the Lord,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people,
19 In the (ag)courts of the Lord's house,
In the midst of you, O (ah)Jerusalem.
[h]Praise [i]the Lord!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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