Psalm 116

I Love the Lord, because my voice
and prayer heard hath he,
And all my days will call on him,
who bow'd his ear to me.
When the sorrows of cruel death
about beset me round,
When pains of hell got hold on me,
I woe and sorrow found.

Upon the name of God the Lord,
then did I call, and say,
Deliver thou my soul, O Lord,
I do thee humbly pray.
Exceeding gracious is the Lord,
and righteous is he,
And towards such are distrest,
great his compassions be.

The Lord in safety doth preserve
all those that simple be,
Even I my self was brought down low,
and he relieved me.
And now my soul sith thou art safe,
return unto thy rest,
For largely the Lord God to thee
his bounty hath exprest.

Because my soul from threatned death
thou safely hast set free,
By thee mine eyes from tears, my feet
from falls delivered bee.
Before the Lord God in the land
of life now walk shall I,
This I believ'd, therefore I spake,
though troubled grievously.

The Second Part.

I rashly spake in haste, and said,
that all men liars be.
What shall I render God for all
his benefits to me?
The joyful cup of saving health
in feasts take up will I,
And to the name of God my Lord,
ascribe all thankfully.

The vows which in distress I made,
I to the Lord will pay,
In presence of his people all
ev'n now without delay.
The Lord makes great account of all
his saints, and in his eyes
Exceeding precious is their death,
though men do them despise.

Truly, Lord, I thy servant am,
thy servant, and thy son
Of thine hand-maid, my bonds by thee
are broken and undone.
And I will offer up to thee
the sacrifice of praise,
And thanks, and call upon the name
of God the Lord always.

The vows which in distress I made,
I to the Lord will pay,
In presence of his people all,
ev'n now without delay.
Yea, in the Courts of Gods own house,
and in the midst of thee
Thou glorious Jerusalem,
the Lord God praised be.