| International Standard Version | English Standard Version |
| 1I love the LORD because he has heard my prayer for mercy; | 1I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. |
| 2for he listens to me whenever I call. | 2Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. |
| 3The ropes of death were wound around me and the anguish of Sheol came upon me; I encountered distress and sorrow. | 3The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish. |
| 4Then I called on the name of the LORD, "LORD, please deliver me!" | 4Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!” |
| 5The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is compassionate; | 5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful. |
| 6the LORD watches over the innocent; I was brought low, and he delivered me. | 6The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me. |
| 7Return to your resting place, my soul, for the LORD treated you generously. | 7Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. |
| 8Indeed, you delivered my soul from death, my eyes from crying, and my feet from stumbling. | 8For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling; |
| 9I will walk in the LORD's presence in the lands of the living. | 9I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. |
| 10I will continue to believe, even when I say, "I am greatly afflicted" | 10I believed, even when I spoke: “I am greatly afflicted”; |
| 11and speak hastily, "All people are liars!" | 11I said in my alarm, “All mankind are liars.” |
| 12What will I return to the LORD for all his benefits to me? | 12What shall I render to the LORD for all his benefits to me? |
| 13I will raise my cup of deliverance and invoke the LORD's name. | 13I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD, |
| 14I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people. | 14I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people. |
| 15In the sight of the LORD, the death of his faithful ones is valued. | 15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. |
| 16LORD, I am indeed your servant. I am your servant. I am the son of your handmaid. You have released my bonds. | 16O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds. |
| 17I will bring you a thanksgiving offering and call on the name of the LORD! | 17I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. |
| 18I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people, | 18I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people, |
| 19in the courts of the LORD's house, in your midst, Jerusalem. Hallelujah! | 19in the courts of the house of the LORD, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD! |
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