Psalms 116

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 I have believed, therefore have I spoken; but I have been humbled exceedingly.	1 I love the LORD, who listened to my voice in supplication,
2 dummy verses inserted by amos	2 Who turned an ear to me on the day I called.
3 dummy verses inserted by amos	3 I was caught by the cords of death; the snares of Sheol had seized me; I felt agony and dread.
4 dummy verses inserted by amos	4 Then I called on the name of the LORD, "O LORD, save my life!"
5 dummy verses inserted by amos	5 Gracious is the LORD and just; yes, our God is merciful.
6 dummy verses inserted by amos	6 The LORD protects the simple; I was helpless, but God saved me.
7 dummy verses inserted by amos	7 Return, my soul, to your rest; the LORD has been good to you.
8 dummy verses inserted by amos	8 For my soul has been freed from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
9 dummy verses inserted by amos	9 I shall walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
10 dummy verses inserted by amos	10 I kept faith, even when I said, "I am greatly afflicted!"
11 I said in my excess: Every man is a liar.	11 I said in my alarm, "No one can be trusted!"
12 What shall I render to the Lord, for all the things he hath rendered unto me?	12 How can I repay the LORD for all the good done for me?
13 I will take the chalice of salvation; and I will call upon the name of the Lord.	13 I will raise the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
14 I will pay my vows to the Lord before all his people:	14 I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.
15 precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.	15 Too costly in the eyes of the LORD is the death of his faithful.
16 O Lord, for I am thy servant: I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds:	16 LORD, I am your servant, your servant, the child of your maidservant; you have loosed my bonds.
17 I will sacrifice to thee the sacrifice of praise, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.	17 I will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
18 I will pay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people:	18 I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts of the house of the Lord, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.	19 In the courts of the house of the LORD, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!