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³ The cords of death^(e) entangled me,
    the anguish of the grave came over me;
    I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
⁴ Then I called on the name^(f) of the Lord:
    "Lord, save me!^(g)"

⁵ The Lord is gracious and righteous;^(h)
    our God is full of compassion.^(i)
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
    when I was brought low,^(j) he saved me.^(k)

⁷ Return to your rest,^(l) my soul,
    for the Lord has been good^(m) to you.

⁸ For you, Lord, have delivered me⁽ⁿ⁾ from death,
    my eyes from tears,
    my feet from stumbling,
⁹ that I may walk before the Lord^(o)
    in the land of the living.^(p)

¹⁰ I trusted^(q) in the Lord when I said,
    "I am greatly afflicted";^(r)
11 in my alarm I said,
    "Everyone is a liar."^(s)

¹² What shall I return to the Lord
    for all his goodness^(t) to me?

¹³ I will lift up the cup of salvation
    and call on the name^(u) of the Lord.
¹⁴ I will fulfill my vows^(v) to the Lord
    in the presence of all his people.

¹⁵ Precious in the sight^(w) of the Lord
    is the death of his faithful servants.^(x)
16 Truly I am your servant, Lord;^(y)
    I serve you just as my mother did;^(z)
    you have freed me from my chains.^(aa)

¹⁷ I will sacrifice a thank offering^(ab) to you
    and call on the name of the Lord.
¹⁸ I will fulfill my vows^(ac) to the Lord
    in the presence of all his people,
¹⁹ in the courts^(ad) of the house of the Lord—
    in your midst, Jerusalem.^(ae)

Praise the Lord.^[a]