| English Standard Version | New International Version |
| 1I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. | 1I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. |
| 2Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. | 2Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. |
| 3The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish. | 3The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow. |
| 4Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!” | 4Then I called on the name of the LORD: "LORD, save me!" |
| 5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful. | 5The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. |
| 6The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me. | 6The LORD protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me. |
| 7Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. | 7Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you. |
| 8For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling; | 8For you, LORD, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, |
| 9I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. | 9that I may walk before the LORD in the land of the living. |
| 10I believed, even when I spoke: “I am greatly afflicted”; | 10I trusted in the LORD when I said, "I am greatly afflicted"; |
| 11I said in my alarm, “All mankind are liars.” | 11in my alarm I said, "Everyone is a liar." |
| 12What shall I render to the LORD for all his benefits to me? | 12What shall I return to the LORD for all his goodness to me? |
| 13I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD, | 13I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD. |
| 14I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people. | 14I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people. |
| 15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. | 15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his faithful servants. |
| 16O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds. | 16Truly I am your servant, LORD; I serve you just as my mother did; you have freed me from my chains. |
| 17I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. | 17I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the LORD. |
| 18I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people, | 18I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people, |
| 19in the courts of the house of the LORD, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD! | 19in the courts of the house of the LORD-- in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise the LORD. |
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