1 I love thatAdonaiheard
my voice when I prayed;
2 because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The cords of death were all around me,
Sh’ol’s constrictions held me fast;
I was finding only distress and anguish.
4 But I called on the name ofAdonai:
“Please,Adonai! Save me!”
5 Adonaiis merciful and righteous;
yes, our God is compassionate.
6 Adonaipreserves the thoughtless;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
7 My soul, return to your rest!
ForAdonaihas been generous toward you.
8 Yes, you have rescued me from death,
my eyes from tears and my feet from falling.
9 I will go on walking in the presence ofAdonai
in the lands of the living.
10 I will keep on trusting even when I say,
“I am utterly miserable,”
11 even when, in my panic, I declare,
“Everything human is deceptive.”
12 How can I repayAdonai
for all his generous dealings with me?
13 I will raise the cup of salvation
and call on the name ofAdonai.
14 I will pay my vows toAdonai
in the presence of all his people.
15 FromAdonai’s point of view,
the death of those faithful to him is costly.
16 Oh,Adonai! I am your slave;
I am your slave, the son of your slave-girl;
you have removed my fetters.
17 I will offer a sacrifice of thanks to you
and will call on the name ofAdonai.
18 I will pay my vows toAdonai
in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courtyards ofAdonai’s house,
there in your very heart, Yerushalayim.
Halleluyah!