1It is lovely to me that the Lord heareth my voice, my supplications. 2For he hath inclined his ear unto me: therefore throughout all my days will I call on him. 3The bands of death had compassed me, and the pangs of the nether world had overtaken me; I had met with distress and sorrow: 4I then called on the name of the Lord, I beseech thee, O Lord, release my soul. 5Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; and our God is merciful. 6The Lord preserveth the simple: I was in misery, and he helped me. 7Return, O my soul, unto thy rest; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. 8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from falling. 9I will walk before the Lord in the land of life. 10I believe, therefore will I speak: I was greatly afflicted; 11I indeed said in my despondency, Every man is a liar. 12What shall I give in return unto the Lord for all his bounties toward me? 13The cup of salvation will I lift up, and on the name of the Lord will I call. 14My vows will I pay unto the Lord, yea, in the presence of all his people. 15Grievous in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his pious ones. 16O Lord, truly am I thy servant, I am thy servant,––the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosened my fetters. 17Unto thee will I offer the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and on the name of the Lord will I call. 18My vows will I pay unto the Lord, yea, in the presence of all his people, 19In the courts of the house of the Lord, in thy midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah.