Psalm 116 - Day 116

¹ I love the LORD, for he heard my voice;
   he heard my cry for mercy.
² Because he turned his ear to me,
   I will call on him as long as I live.

³ The cords of death entangled me,
   the anguish of the grave came over me;
   I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
⁴ Then I called on the name of the LORD:
   “LORD, save me!”

⁵ The LORD is gracious and righteous;
   our God is full of compassion.
⁶ The LORD protects the unwary;
   when I was brought low, he saved me.

⁷ Return to your rest, my soul,
   for the LORD has been good to you.

⁸ For you, LORD, have delivered me from death,
   my eyes from tears,
   my feet from stumbling,
⁹ that I may walk before the LORD
   in the land of the living.

¹⁰ I trusted in the LORD when I said,
   “I am greatly afflicted”;
¹¹ in my alarm I said,
   “Everyone is a liar.”

¹² What shall I return to the LORD
   for all his goodness to me?

¹³ I will lift up the cup of salvation
   and call on the name of the LORD.
¹⁴ I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
   in the presence of all his people.

¹⁵ Precious in the sight of the LORD
   is the death of those faithful to him.
¹⁶ Truly I am your servant, LORD;
   I am your servant, as was my mother before me;
   you have loosed my bonds of affliction.

¹⁷ I will sacrifice a thank offering to you
   and call on the name of the LORD.
¹⁸ I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
   in the presence of all his people,
¹⁹ in the courts of the house of the LORD—
   in your midst, Jerusalem.

Praise the LORD.^[a]

Oh boy. God is talking to me in this one. Usually when things are said once in the bible they are important, but twice in the same chapter, you better listen up. I can be honest here since no one reads these blogs anymore, I'm struggling. I have been for some time. I'm trying real hard to let God do His thing and I seem to be getting in the way. I've changed a lot as a person and am more patient because of this but verse 14 and 18 hit hard. Stupid human thoughts and feelings get in the way of God's plans and what He has in store for me. Grrr. I honestly want to scream.