1. I will give thanks to you,Lord and King,and I will praise you, God my savior.I give thanks to your name,
2. because you have beenmy protector and helper.You have rescued my bodyfrom destruction,from the trap setby a slanderous tongue,from lips that fabricate lies.In the presence of those who stood around me,
3. you were my helper.In line with your abundant mercyand your great name,you rescued me from grinding teeth prepared to devour me,from the power of thosewho wanted to take my life,from the many troubles that I have had,
4. from choking fire all around me,from the midst of a firethat I didn’t start,
5. from the depths of the bellyof the grave,and from a polluted tongueand lying words,
6. as well as the arrowliketongue of the unrighteous.My soul approached death,and my life was on the edge of the grave below.
7. People surrounded me on every side,and no one helped;I looked for assistance from human beings, and there was none.
8. Then I remembered your mercy, Lord,and your charity from long ago,that you raise up those who wait for youand save them from the handsof the wicked.
9. I sent up my prayer from the earth,and I begged to be rescued from death.
10. I called out to the Lord,the father of my master:"Don’t desert me in the timeof my distress,when I am helpless before the arrogant.
11. I will praise your name continually,and I will sing thanksgiving hymns."My prayer was heard,