Psalm 116.1–4; 116.11–18
1 I love the Lord, because he heard my voice:
the voice of my supplication;
2 Because he inclined his ear to me:
in the day that I called to him.
3 The cords of death encompassed me,
the snares of the grave took hold on me:
I was in anguish and sorrow.
4 Then I called upon the name of the Lord:
‘O Lord, I beseech you, deliver me !’
11 How shall I repay the Lord:
for all his benefits to me?
12 I will take up the cup of salvation:
and call upon the name of the Lord.
13 I will pay my vows to the Lord:
in the presence of all his people.
14 Grievous in the sight of the Lord:
is the death of his faithful ones.
15 O Lord, I am your servant,
your servant and the child of your handmaid:
you have unloosed my bonds.
16 I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving:
and call upon the name of the Lord.
17 I will pay my vows to the Lord:
in the presence of all his people,
18 In the courts of the house of the Lord:
even in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.