| New American Standard Bible 1995 | NET Bible |
| 1I love the LORD, because He hears My voice and my supplications. | 1I love the LORD because he heard my plea for mercy, |
| 2Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live. | 2and listened to me. As long as I live, I will call to him when I need help. |
| 3The cords of death encompassed me And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow. | 3The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow. |
| 4Then I called upon the name of the LORD: "O LORD, I beseech You, save my life!" | 4I called on the name of the LORD, "Please LORD, rescue my life!" |
| 5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate. | 5The LORD is merciful and fair; our God is compassionate. |
| 6The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me. | 6The LORD protects the untrained; I was in serious trouble and he delivered me. |
| 7Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. | 7Rest once more, my soul, for the LORD has vindicated you. |
| 8For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling. | 8Yes, LORD, you rescued my life from death, and kept my feet from stumbling. |
| 9I shall walk before the LORD In the land of the living. | 9I will serve the LORD in the land of the living. |
| 10I believed when I said, "I am greatly afflicted." | 10I had faith when I said, "I am severely oppressed." |
| 11I said in my alarm, "All men are liars." | 11I rashly declared, "All men are liars." |
| 12What shall I render to the LORD For all His benefits toward me? | 12How can I repay the LORD for all his acts of kindness to me? |
| 13I shall lift up the cup of salvation And call upon the name of the LORD. | 13I will celebrate my deliverance, and call on the name of the LORD. |
| 14I shall pay my vows to the LORD, Oh may it be in the presence of all His people. | 14I will fulfill my vows to the LORD before all his people. |
| 15Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His godly ones. | 15The LORD values the lives of his faithful followers. |
| 16O LORD, surely I am Your servant, I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid, You have loosed my bonds. | 16Yes, LORD! I am indeed your servant; I am your lowest slave. You saved me from death. |
| 17To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And call upon the name of the LORD. | 17I will present a thank offering to you, and call on the name of the LORD. |
| 18I shall pay my vows to the LORD, Oh may it be in the presence of all His people, | 18I will fulfill my vows to the LORD before all his people, |
| 19In the courts of the LORD'S house, In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD! | 19in the courts of the LORD's temple, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD! |
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