Comment – Psalm 116 speaks of the story of a Jewish man of faith who addresses a deep-hearted prayer to God, with whom he asks to be freed from sadness and anguish, aware that the Lord will listen to his cry of pain and be answered.
Psalm 116 complete
[1] Alleluia. I love the Lord because he listens to the cry of my prayer.
[2] He strained his ear towards me on the day I invoked him.
[3] They held me ropes of death, I was caught in the snares of the underworld. Sadness and anguish overwhelmed me
[4] and I invoked the name of the Lord: "Please, Lord, save me."
[5] The Lord is good and just, our God is merciful.
[6] The Lord protects the humble: I was miserable and he saved me.
[7] Return, my soul, to your peace, for the Lord has benefited you; [8] he stole me from death, freed my eyes from tears, preserved my feet from falling.
[9] I will walk in the presence of the Lord on the land of the living.
[10] Alleluia. I also believed when I said, "I'm too unhappy."
[11] I said with dismay: "Every man is deceit."
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[12] What will I return to the Lord for what he has given me?
[13] I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.
[14] I will fulfill my vows to the Lord before all his people.
[15] Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful.
[16] Yes, I am your servant, Lord, I am your servant, son of your handmaid; you broke my chains.
[17] I will offer you sacrifices of praise and call on the name of the Lord.
[18] I will fulfill my vows to the Lord and to all his people,
[19] in the halls of the house of the Lord, in your midst, Jerusalem.
