| International Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1I love the LORD because he has heard my prayer for mercy; | 1I love the LORD because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. |
| 2for he listens to me whenever I call. | 2Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath! |
| 3The ropes of death were wound around me and the anguish of Sheol came upon me; I encountered distress and sorrow. | 3Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow. |
| 4Then I called on the name of the LORD, "LORD, please deliver me!" | 4Then I called on the name of the LORD: “Please, LORD, save me!” |
| 5The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is compassionate; | 5How kind the LORD is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours! |
| 6the LORD watches over the innocent; I was brought low, and he delivered me. | 6The LORD protects those of childlike faith; I was facing death, and he saved me. |
| 7Return to your resting place, my soul, for the LORD treated you generously. | 7Let my soul be at rest again, for the LORD has been good to me. |
| 8Indeed, you delivered my soul from death, my eyes from crying, and my feet from stumbling. | 8He has saved me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. |
| 9I will walk in the LORD's presence in the lands of the living. | 9And so I walk in the LORD’s presence as I live here on earth! |
| 10I will continue to believe, even when I say, "I am greatly afflicted" | 10I believed in you, so I said, “I am deeply troubled, LORD.” |
| 11and speak hastily, "All people are liars!" | 11In my anxiety I cried out to you, “These people are all liars!” |
| 12What will I return to the LORD for all his benefits to me? | 12What can I offer the LORD for all he has done for me? |
| 13I will raise my cup of deliverance and invoke the LORD's name. | 13I will lift up the cup of salvation and praise the LORD’s name for saving me. |
| 14I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people. | 14I will keep my promises to the LORD in the presence of all his people. |
| 15In the sight of the LORD, the death of his faithful ones is valued. | 15The LORD cares deeply when his loved ones die. |
| 16LORD, I am indeed your servant. I am your servant. I am the son of your handmaid. You have released my bonds. | 16O LORD, I am your servant; yes, I am your servant, born into your household; you have freed me from my chains. |
| 17I will bring you a thanksgiving offering and call on the name of the LORD! | 17I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. |
| 18I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people, | 18I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people— |
| 19in the courts of the LORD's house, in your midst, Jerusalem. Hallelujah! | 19in the house of the LORD in the heart of Jerusalem. Praise the LORD! |
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