Psalm 116
1I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry for mercy.
2Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on 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.
4Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“Lord, save me!”
5The Lord is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
6The Lord protects the unwary;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
7Return to your rest, my soul,
for the Lord has been good to you.
8For you, Lord, have delivered me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9that I may walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.
10I trusted in the Lord when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted”;
11in my alarm I said,
“Everyone is a liar.”
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.
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 faithful servants.
16Truly I am your servant, Lord;
I serve you just as my mother did;
you have freed me from my chains.
17I will sacrifice a thank offering to you
and call on the name of the Lord.
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, Jerusalem.
Praise the Lord.116:19 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
Hjælp i dødsangst
1Jeg elsker Herren,
for han hører min bøn.
2Han lytter til mit råb om hjælp,
jeg vil bede til ham, så længe jeg lever.
3Døden holdt mig i sit kvælertag,
jeg var dødsens angst og dybt fortvivlet.
4Da råbte jeg: „Herre, red mig fra at dø!”
5Herren er god og nådig.
Vor Gud er fuld af barmhjertighed.
6Han hjælper dem, der råber om hjælp,
han frelste mig i nødens stund.
7Min sjæl, fald til ro igen,
for Herren har bevist sin godhed.
8Han reddede mig fra døden,
mit øje fra gråd, min fod fra fald.
9Jeg er stadig i live,
og jeg vil altid følge Herrens vej.
10Jeg troede, og derfor talte jeg.
„Herre!” råbte jeg. „Jeg er i stor nød!”
11I min bitre angst sagde jeg:
„De er alle sammen fulde af løgn!”
12Hvad kan jeg give til Herren
for al hans godhed imod mig?
13Jeg vil takke ham for min redning
med et drikoffer.
14Jeg vil bringe ham de ofre, jeg har lovet,
for øjnene af hele folket.
15Herren elsker sit folk,
han griber ind, hvis nogen er nær ved at dø.
16Herre, jeg er din tjener, en simpel slave.
Tak, fordi du reddede mig fra døden.
17Jeg vil bringe dig takofre
og lovprise dig.
18Jeg vil bringe de ofre, jeg lovede,
for øjnene af hele folket,
19midt i din helligdom, Herre,
midt i Jerusalem.
Halleluja!
