| New International Version | King James Bible |
| 1I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. | 1I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. |
| 2Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. | 2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. |
| 3The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow. | 3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. |
| 4Then I called on the name of the LORD: "LORD, save me!" | 4Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. |
| 5The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. | 5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. |
| 6The LORD protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me. | 6The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. |
| 7Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you. | 7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee. |
| 8For you, LORD, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, | 8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. |
| 9that I may walk before the LORD in the land of the living. | 9I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. |
| 10I trusted in the LORD when I said, "I am greatly afflicted"; | 10I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted: |
| 11in my alarm I said, "Everyone is a liar." | 11I said in my haste, All men are liars. |
| 12What shall I return to the LORD for all his goodness to me? | 12What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? |
| 13I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD. | 13I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. |
| 14I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people. | 14I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people. |
| 15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his faithful servants. | 15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. |
| 16Truly I am your servant, LORD; I serve you just as my mother did; you have freed me from my chains. | 16O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. |
| 17I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the LORD. | 17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD. |
| 18I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people, | 18I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people, |
| 19in the courts of the house of the LORD-- in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise the LORD. | 19In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD. |
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