¹I have loved him,

Because the Lord has heard my voice

– My supplications.

²For he inclined his ear to me,

And I call to him on all my days.

³The pains of death have surrounded me,

And the straits of the grave have reached me.

I have encountered adversity and grief.

⁴I will call on the name of the Lord.

Oh please, Lord, save my life.

⁵The Lord is gracious and righteous,

And our God is merciful.

⁶The Lord watches over the simple-minded.

When I was at a low ebb,

He saved me.

⁷O my being, return to your restful places,

For the Lord has recompensed you.

⁸You have delivered my being from death,

My eye from tears

And my foot from stumbling.

⁹I will walk before the Lord

In the lands of the living.

I have been very much afflicted.

¹¹I have said in my perplexity,

“All of mankind speaks lies.”

¹²What can I give back to the Lord

For all his generosity to me?

¹³I will raise the cup of great salvation,

And I will call on the name of the Lord.

¹⁴I will fulfil my vows to the Lord;

May it be in the presence of all his people.

¹⁵Precious in the eyes of the Lord

Is the death of those under his grace.

¹⁶Thank-you, O Lord,

For I am your servant;

I am your servant

– The son of your maidservant.

You have unbound my bonds.

¹⁷I will offer the sacrifice of thank-offering to you,

And I will call on the name of the Lord.

¹⁸I will fulfil my vows to the Lord;

May it be in the presence of all his people,

¹⁹In the courtyards of the house of the Lord

– In your midst, O Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord.

Reference(s) in Chapter 116: v.10 ↔ 2 Corinthians 4:13.