Psalms 116:1-9

1I love the Lord, because He hears [and continues to hear] My voice and my supplications (my pleas, my cries, my specific needs).

2Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call on Him as long as I live.

3The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me, And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow.

4Then I called on the name of the Lord: “O Lord, please save my life!”

5Gracious is the Lord, and [consistently] righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate.

6The Lord protects the simple (childlike); I was brought low [humbled and discouraged], and He saved me.

7Return to your rest, O my soul, For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

8For You have rescued my life from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from stumbling and falling.

9I will walk [in submissive wonder] before the Lord In the land of the living.