₁ I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. ₂ Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. ₃ The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish. ₄ Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!” ₅ Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful. ₆ The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me. ₇ Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.