Twenty‑fourth Day: Morning Prayer
116Dilexi, quoniam
1I love the Lord, because he has heard the voice of my supplication, *
because he has inclined his ear to me whenever I called upon him.
2The cords of death entangled me;
the grip of the grave took hold of me; *
I came to grief and sorrow.
3Then I called upon the Name of the Lord: *
“O Lord, I pray you, save my life.”
4Gracious is the Lord and righteous; *
our God is full of compassion.
5The Lord watches over the innocent; *
I was brought very low, and he helped me.
6Turn again to your rest, O my soul, *
for the Lord has treated you well.
7For you have rescued my life from death, *
my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.
8I will walk in the presence of the Lord *
in the land of the living.
9I believed, even when I said,
“I have been brought very low.” *
In my distress I said, “No one can be trusted.”
10How shall I repay the Lord *
for all the good things he has done for me?
11I will lift up the cup of salvation *
and call upon the Name of the Lord.
