| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1I love the LORD, because He has heard My voice and my supplications. | 1I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. |
| 2Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live. | 2Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. |
| 3The pains of death surrounded me, And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow. | 3The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish. |
| 4Then I called upon the name of the LORD: “O LORD, I implore You, deliver my soul!” | 4Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!” |
| 5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful. | 5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful. |
| 6The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me. | 6The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me. |
| 7Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. | 7Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. |
| 8For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from falling. | 8For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling; |
| 9I will walk before the LORD In the land of the living. | 9I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. |
| 10I believed, therefore I spoke, “I am greatly afflicted.” | 10I believed, even when I spoke: “I am greatly afflicted”; |
| 11I said in my haste, “All men are liars.” | 11I said in my alarm, “All mankind are liars.” |
| 12What shall I render to the LORD For all His benefits toward me? | 12What shall I render to the LORD for all his benefits to me? |
| 13I will take up the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of the LORD. | 13I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD, |
| 14I will pay my vows to the LORD Now in the presence of all His people. | 14I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people. |
| 15Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His saints. | 15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. |
| 16O LORD, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have loosed my bonds. | 16O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds. |
| 17I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the LORD. | 17I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. |
| 18I will pay my vows to the LORD Now 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 the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD! | 19in the courts of the house of the LORD, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD! |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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