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116:1  I love you, Lord! You answered my prayers.
116:2  You paid attention to me, and so I will pray to you as long as I live.
116:3  Death attacked from all sides, and I was captured by its painful chains. But when I was really hurting,
116:4  I prayed and said, “Lord, please don't let me die!”
116:5  You are kind, Lord, so good and merciful.
116:6  You protect ordinary people, and when I was helpless, you saved me
116:7  and treated me so kindly that I don't need to worry anymore.
116:8  You, Lord, have saved my life from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
116:9  Now I will walk at your side in this land of the living.
116:10  I was faithful to you when I was suffering,
116:11  though in my confusion I said, “I can't trust anyone!”
116:12  What must I give you, Lord, for being so good to me?
116:13  I will pour out an offering of wine to you, and I will pray in your name because you have saved me.
116:14  I will keep my promise to you when your people meet.
116:15  You are deeply concerned when one of your loyal people faces death.
116:16  I worship you, Lord, just as my mother did, and you have rescued me from the chains of death.
116:17  I will offer you a sacrifice to show how grateful I am, and I will pray.
116:18  I will keep my promise to you when your people
116:19  gather at your temple in Jerusalem. Shout praises to the Lord!