Resurrection

Psalm 116

I love the Lord because he hears and answers my prayers.
Because he bends down and listens, I will pray as long as I have breath.
Death had its hands around my throat; the terrors of the grave overtook me.
I saw only trouble and sorrow.
Then I called on the name of the Lord:
"Please, Lord, save me!"
How kind the Lord is! How good he is!
So merciful this God of ours!
The Lord protects those of childlike faith;
I was facing death and then he saved me.
Now I can rest again, for the Lord has been so good to me.
He has saved me from death,
My eyes from tears,
My feet from stumbling,
And so I walk in the Lord's presence as I live here on earth.
I believed in you, so I prayed, "I am deeply troubled, Lord."
In my anxiety I cried out to you, "These people are all liars!"
What can I offer the Lord for all he has done for me?
I will lift up a cup symbolizing his salvation;
I will praise the Lord's name for saving me.
I will keep my promises to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
The Lord's loved ones are precious to him; it grieves him when they die.
O Lord, I am your servant; yes, I am your servant, the (daughter) of your handmaid,

 and you have freed me from my bonds.

I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.

I will keep my promises to the Lord

in the presence of all his people,

in the house of the Lord,

in the heart of Jerusalem.

(NLT)