Psalms, 114

1. My heart is aflame, so graciously the Lord listens to my entreaty;

2. the Lord, who grants me audience when I invoke his name.

3. Death’s noose about me, caught in the snares of the grave, ever I found distress and grief at my side,

4. till I called upon the Lord, Save me, Lord, in my peril.

5. Merciful the Lord our God is, and just, and full of pity;

6. he cares for simple hearts, and to me, when I lay humbled, he brought deliverance.

7. Return, my soul, where thy peace lies; the Lord has dealt kindly with thee;

8. he has saved my life from peril, banished my tears, kept my feet from falling.

9. Mine to walk at ease, enjoying the Lord’s presence, in the land of the living.