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¹ I love the Lord, because he hears me;
    he listens to my prayers.
² He listens to me
    every time I call to him.
³ The danger of death was all around me;
    the horrors of the grave closed in on me;
    I was filled with fear and anxiety.
⁴ Then I called to the Lord,
    "I beg you, Lord, save me!"

⁵ The Lord is merciful and good;
    our God is compassionate.
⁶ The Lord protects the helpless;
    when I was in danger, he saved me.
⁷ Be confident, my heart,
    because the Lord has been good to me.

⁸ The Lord saved me from death;
    he stopped my tears
    and kept me from defeat.
⁹ And so I walk in the presence of the Lord
    in the world of the living.
^10 (a)I kept on believing, even when I said,
    "I am completely crushed,"
¹¹ even when I was afraid and said,
    "No one can be trusted."

¹² What can I offer the Lord
    for all his goodness to me?
¹³ I will bring a wine offering to the Lord,
    to thank him for saving me.
¹⁴ In the assembly of all his people
    I will give him what I have promised.

¹⁵ How painful it is to the Lord
    when one of his people dies!
¹⁶ I am your servant, Lord;
    I serve you just as my mother did.
You have saved me from death.
¹⁷ I will give you a sacrifice of thanksgiving
    and offer my prayer to you.^18-19 In the assembly of all your people,
    in the sanctuary of your Temple in Jerusalem,
    I will give you what I have promised.

Praise the Lord!