Psalm 116

1  I alove the Lord, because bhe hath heard

bbMy voice and my supplications.

2  Because he hath cinclined his ear unto me,

Therefore will I call upon him †as long as I live.

3  dThe sorrows of death ecompassed me,

And the fpains of hell †gat hold upon me:

I found trouble and sorrow.

4  gThen called I upon the name of the Lord;

O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

5  hGracious is the Lord, and irighteous;

Yea, our God is hmerciful.

6  The Lord preserveth the ksimple:

lI was brought low, and he helped me.

7  Return unto thy mrest, O my soul;

For the Lord nhath dealt bountifully with thee.

8  oFor thou hast delivered my soul from death,

Mine eyes from tears,

And omy feet from falling.

9  I will walk before the Lord

pIn the land of the living.

10  qI believed, therefore have I spoken:

I was greatly afflicted:

11  rI said in my haste,

sAll men are liars.

12  What shall I trender unto the Lord

For all his tbenefits toward me?

13  I will take the ucup of salvation,

xAnd call upon the name of the Lord.

14  yI will pay my vows unto the Lord

Now in the presence of all his people.

15  zPrecious in the sight of the Lord

Is the death of his asaints.

16  O Lord, truly bI am thy servant;

I am thy servant, and cthe son of thine handmaid:

Thou hast dloosed my bonds.

17  I will eoffer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving,

fAnd will call upon the name of the Lord.

18  gI will pay my vows unto the Lord

Now in the presence of all his people,

19  In the hcourts of the Lord’s house,

In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.

iPraise ye the Lord.

Psalm 117

1  O apraise the Lord, all ye nations:

Praise him, all ye people.

2  For bhis merciful kindness is great toward us:

And cthe truth of the Lord endureth for ever.

dPraise ye the Lord.

Psalm 118

1  aO give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good:

Because his mercy endureth for ever.

2  bLet Israel now say,

That his mercy endureth for ever.

3  bLet the house of Aaron now say,

That his mercy endureth for ever.

4  bLet them now cthat fear the Lord say,

That his mercy endureth for ever.

5  dI called upon the eLord †in fdistress:

The eLord answered me, and gset me in ha large place.

6  iThe Lord is †on my side; jI will not fear:

What can man do unto me?

7  kThe Lord taketh my part with them that help me:

Therefore shall lI see my desire upon them that hate me.

8  It is better to mtrust in the Lord

Than to put confidence in man.

9  It is better to mtrust in the Lord

Than to put confidence in nprinces.

10  All nations ocompassed me about:

But in the name of the Lord will I †destroy them.

11  oThey compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about:

But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

12  oThey compassed me about plike bees;

They are quenched qas the fire of thorns:

For in the name of the Lord I will †destroy them.

13  Thou hast rthrust sore at me that I might fall:

But the Lord helped me.

14  The seLord is my strength and song,

And stis become my salvation.

15  The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous:

uThe right hand of the Lord vdoeth valiantly.

16  The right hand of the Lord is exalted:

uThe right hand of the Lord vdoeth valiantly.

17  I wshall not die, but live,

And xdeclare the works of the eLord.

18  The eLord hath ychastened me sore:

But he hath not given me over unto death.

19  zOpen to me the gates of righteousness:

I will go into them, and I will praise the eLord:

20  This gate of the Lord,

aInto which the righteous shall enter.

21  I will praise thee: for bthou hast heard me,

cAnd art become my salvation.

22  dThe stone which the builders refused

Is become ethe head stone of the corner.

23  †This is the Lord’s doing;

It is marvellous in our eyes.

24  This is the day which the Lord hath made;

We will rejoice and be glad in it.

25  fSave now, I beseech thee, O Lord:

O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

26  gBlessed be hhe that cometh iin the name of the Lord:

kWe have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.

27  God is the Lord, which hath lshewed us light:

Bind the msacrifice with cords,

Even unto nthe horns of the altar.

28  Thou art my God, and I will praise thee:

Thou art my God, I will oexalt thee.

29  pO give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good:

For his mercy endureth for ever.