Psalm 116
1 I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
1 My de- | light is • in the | Lord; ||
because he hath | heard the | 3 voice of my | prayer; ||
2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
2 Because he hath in- | clined his | ear un•to me; ||
therefore will I call 3 upon | him as | 3 long as I | live. ||
3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
3 The snares of death compassed me | round a- | bout, ||
and the | pains of | hell gat | hold up•on me. ||
4 Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
4 I found trouble and heaviness; * then called I upon the | Name • of the | Lord; ||
O Lord, I be- | 3 seech thee, de- | liver • my | soul. ||
5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our | God is | merci•ful. ||
6 The Lord preserveth the simple: * I was in | 3 misery, | and he | helped me. ||
6 The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.
† 7 Turn again then | 3 unto thy | rest, ||
O my | soul; • for the | Lord • hath re- | warded • thee. ||
8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
8 And why? * thou hast delivered my | soul from | death, ||
mine eyes from | tears, • and my | feet from | falling. ||
9 I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
9 I will walk before the Lord in the | land • of the | living. ||
10 I be- | lieved, and | therefore • will I | speak; ||
10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
3 but | I was • sore | troubled: ||
I said in my | haste, | All • men are | liars. ||
11 I said in my haste, All men are liars.
11 What reward shall I give unto the Lord for all the benefits that | he hath | done un•to me? ||
12 I will receive the cup of salvation, and | call up•on the | Name • of the | Lord. ||
12 What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?
13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
13 I will pay my vows now in the presence of | all his | people: ||
right dear in the sight of the | Lord • is the | 3 death of his | saints. ||
14 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
14 Behold, O Lord, how that | 3 I am thy | servant; ||
I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid; * thou hast | 3 broken my | bonds in | sunder. ||
15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
15 I will offer to thee the | sacri•fice of | thanks•giving, ||
and will | call up•on the | Name • of the | Lord. ||
16 O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
16 I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the sight of | all his | people, ||
in the courts of the Lord's house; * even in the midst of thee, O Je- | rusa•lem. * | Praise the | Lord. ||
17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
18 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,
19 In the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.
About the Pointing
The text of the Coverdale Psalter follows the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer. The pointing, suitably adapted, is taken from Charles Macpherson, Edward C. Bairstow, and Percy C. Buck, The English Psalter (Novello & Co., 1925).