American Standard Version

Psalm 116:1-9 American Standard Version (ASV)

1. I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.

2. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

3. The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

4. Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

5. Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.

6. Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.

7. Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.

8. For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.

9. I will walk before Jehovah In the land of the living.