1. I LOVE the Lord, because He has heard [and now hears] my voice and my supplications.
2. Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live.
3. The cords and sorrows of death were around me, and the terrors of Sheol (the place of the dead) had laid hold of me; I suffered anguish and grief (trouble and sorrow).
4. Then called I upon the name of the Lord: O Lord, I beseech You, save my life and deliver me!
5. Gracious is the Lord, and [rigidly] righteous; yes, our God is merciful.
6. The Lord preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He helped and saved me.
7. Return to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. [Matt. 11:29.]
8. For You have delivered my life from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling and falling.
9. I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
10. I believed (trusted in, relied on, and clung to my God), and therefore have I spoken [even when I said], I am greatly afflicted. [II Cor. 4:13.]
11. I said in my haste, All men are deceitful and liars.
12. What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits toward me? [How can I repay Him for all His bountiful dealings?]
13. I will lift up the cup of salvation and deliverance and call on the name of the Lord.
14. I will pay my vows to the Lord, yes, in the presence of all His people.
15. Precious (important and no light matter) in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints (His loving ones).
16. O Lord, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid; You have loosed my bonds.
17. I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call on the name of the Lord.
18. I will pay my vows to the Lord, yes, in the presence of all His people,
19. In the courts of the Lord's house–in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)