1Jeg elsker Herren, for han hører min bøn.2Han lytter til mit råb om hjælp, jeg vil bede til ham, så længe jeg lever.3Døden holdt mig i sit kvælertag, jeg var dødsens angst og dybt fortvivlet.4Da råbte jeg: „Herre, red mig fra at dø!”5Herren er god og nådig. Vor Gud er fuld af barmhjertighed.6Han hjælper dem, der råber om hjælp, han frelste mig i nødens stund.7Min sjæl, fald til ro igen, for Herren har bevist sin godhed.8Han reddede mig fra døden, mit øje fra gråd, min fod fra fald.9Jeg er stadig i live, og jeg vil altid følge Herrens vej.10Jeg troede, og derfor talte jeg. „Herre!” råbte jeg. „Jeg er i stor nød!”11I min bitre angst sagde jeg: „De er alle sammen fulde af løgn!”12Hvad kan jeg give til Herren for al hans godhed imod mig?13Jeg vil takke ham for min redning med et drikoffer.14Jeg vil bringe ham de ofre, jeg har lovet, for øjnene af hele folket.15Herren elsker sit folk, han griber ind, hvis nogen er nær ved at dø.16Herre, jeg er din tjener, en simpel slave. Tak, fordi du reddede mig fra døden.17Jeg vil bringe dig takofre og lovprise dig.18Jeg vil bringe de ofre, jeg lovede, for øjnene af hele folket,19midt i din helligdom, Herre, midt i Jerusalem. Halleluja!
Salme 116
King James Version
1I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.4Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.6The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.9I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.10I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:11I said in my haste, All men are liars.12What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?13I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.14I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.16O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.18I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,19In the courts of the LORD' house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.