Psalm 116:3-5

Revised Standard Version

³The snares of death encompassed me;
    the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
    I suffered distress and anguish.
⁴Then I called on the name of the Lord:
    “O Lord, I beseech thee, save my life!”

⁵Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
our God is merciful.

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