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!" 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 love the LORD, who listened to my voice in supplication. Gracious is the LORD
and just; yes, our God is merciful. The LORD protects the simple; I was helpless,
but God saved me.
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!
Bible: Psalms Chapter 116
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Notes
A thanksgiving in which the psalmist responds to divine rescue from mortal danger and from near despair with vows and temple sacrifices. The cords of death: death is personified here; it attempts to capture the psalmist with snares and nets.
The land of the living: the phrase elsewhere is an epithet of the Jerusalem Temple . Hence the psalmist probably refers to being present to God in the temple.
I kept faith, even when I said: even in the days of despair, the psalmist did not lose all hope.
The cup of salvation: probably the libation of wine poured out in gratitude for rescue.
Too costly in the eyes of the LORD: the meaning is that the death of God's faithful is
grievous to God, not that God is pleased with the death.
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O, sweet Jesus. You are King! How much do I thank you for your goodness and mercy upon me and my loved ones. Glory to your holy name. You are the true son of God. The only one that cares what happens to me. You are worthy of praise.
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