Lessons                                                                       Bread of Life                                                           Psalm 116:1-14

Psalm 116:1–14

₁I love the LORD, because | he has heard*

my voice and my pleas for | mercy.

₂Because he inclined his | ear to me,*

therefore 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.

₄Then I called on the name | of the LORD:*

“O LORD, I pray, deliv- | er my soul!”

₅Gracious is the LORD, and | righteous;*

our God is | merciful.

₆The LORD preserves the | simple;*

when I was brought low, he | saved me.

₇Return, O my soul, | to your rest;*

for the LORD has dealt bountifully | with you.

₈For you have delivered my | soul from death,*

my eyes from tears,

my feet from | stumbling;

₉I will walk be- | fore the LORD*

in the land of the | living.

₁₀I believed, even | when I spoke,*

“I am greatly af- | flicted”;

₁₁I said in | my alarm,*

“All mankind are | liars.”

₁₂What shall I render | to the LORD*

for all his bene- | fits to me?

₁₃I will lift up the cup of sal- | vation*

and call on the name | of the LORD,

₁₄I will pay my vows | to the LORD*

in the presence of all his | people.