Psalm 116
Chant Psalter
Natural Speech Rhythm
Dilexi, quoniam.
1 3 I | am well | pleased; ||
that the Lord hath | heard the | 3 voice of • my | prayer; ||
1 My de- | light is • in the | Lord; ||
because he hath | heard the | 3 voice of • my | prayer; ||
2 That he hath in- | clined his | ear un•to me; ||
therefore will I call 3 upon | him as | 3 long as • I | live. ||
2 Because he hath in- | clined his | ear un•to me; ||
therefore will I call 3 upon | him as | 3 long as • I | live. ||
3 The snares of death compassed me | round a- | bout, ||
and the | pains of | hell gat | hold up•on me. ||
4 I shall find trouble and heaviness; * and I will call upon the | Name • of the | Lord; ||
O Lord, I be- | 3 seech thee, • de- | liver • my | soul. ||
4 I found trouble and heaviness; * then called I upon the | Name • of the | Lord; ||
O Lord, I be- | 3 seech thee, • de- | liver • my | soul. ||
5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our | God is | merci•ful. ||
6 The Lord preserveth the simple: * I was in | 3 misery, | and he | helped me. ||
§ 7 Turn again then | 3 unto thy | rest, ||
O my | soul; • for the | Lord • hath re- | warded • thee. ||
8 And why? * thou hast delivered my | soul from | death, ||
mine eyes from | tears, • and my | feet from | falling. ||
9 I will walk before the Lord in the | land • of the | living. ||
10 I be- | lieved, and | therefore • will I | speak; ||
3 but | I was • sore | troubled: ||
I said in my | haste, | All • men are | liars. ||
11 What reward shall I give unto the Lord for all the benefits that | he hath | done un•to me? ||
12 I will receive the cup of salvation, and | call up•on the | Name • of the | Lord. ||
13 I will pay my vows now in the presence of | all his | people: ||
right dear in the sight of the | Lord • is the | 3 death of • his | saints. ||
14 Behold, O Lord, how that | 3 I am • thy | servant; ||
I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid; * thou hast | 3 broken my | bonds in | sunder. ||
15 I will offer to thee the | sacri•fice of | thanks•giving, ||
and will | call up•on the | Name • of the | Lord. ||
16 I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the sight of | all his | people, ||
in the courts of the Lord’s house; * even in the midst of thee, O Je- | rusa•lem. * | Praise the | Lord. ||
Glory | be • to the | Father, ||
and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||
As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||
is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||
