Psalm 116

Question 0

Psalm 116:3-4

Answer 0

The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow. Then I called on the name of the Lord: “ Lord, save me!”

Question 1

Psalm 116:1-2

Answer 1

I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.

Question 2

Psalm 116:5-6

Answer 2

The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The Lord protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me.

Question 3

Psalm 116:7

Answer 3

Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.

Question 4

Psalm 116:8-9

Answer 4

For you, Lord, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

Question 5

Psalm 116:10-11

Answer 5

I trusted in the Lord when I said, “I am greatly afflicted”; in my alarm I said, “Everyone is a liar.”

Question 6

Psalm 116:12

Answer 6

What shall I return to the Lord for all his goodness to me?

Question 7

Psalm 116:13-14

Answer 7

I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord. I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.

Question 8

Psalm 116:15-16

Answer 8

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants. Truly I am your servant, Lord; I serve you just as my mother did; you have freed me from my chains.

Question 9

Psalm 116:17-19

Answer 9

I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the Lord. I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people, in the courts of the house of the Lord — in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.