I love the Lord, who listened to my voice in supplication, who turned an ear to me on the day I called.

I was caught by the cords of death; the snares of Sheol had seized me; I felt agony and dread.

Then I called on the name of the Lord, "O Lord, save my life!"

Gracious is the Lord and just; yes, our God is merciful.

The Lord protects the simple; I was helpless, but God saved me.

Return, my soul, to your rest; the Lord has been good to you.

For my soul has been freed from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

I shall walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

I kept faith, even when I said, "I am greatly afflicted!"

I said in my alarm, "No one can be trusted!"

How can I repay the Lord for all the good done for me?

I will raise the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.

I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.

Too costly in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful.

Lord, I am your servant, your servant, the child of your maidservant; you have loosed my bonds.

I will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.

I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people, in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem.

Hallelujah!

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