Psalms 116:1-9

1I love the Lord because he hears my voice, my pleas for mercy.

2I will call on him as long as I live because he turns his ear toward me.

3The ropes of death became tangled around me. The horrors of the grave took hold of me. I experienced pain and agony.

4But I kept calling on the name of the Lord: “Please, Lord, rescue me!”

5The Lord is merciful and righteous. Our God is compassionate.

6The Lord protects defenseless people. When I was weak, he saved me.

7Be at peace again, my soul, because the Lord has been good to you.

8You saved me from death. You saved my eyes from tears ⌞and⌟ my feet from stumbling.

9I will walk in the Lord’s presence in this world of the living.