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.