[1] I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. [2] Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. [3] The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold trouble and sorrow. [4] Then called I upon the name of the LORD; I beseech thee, deliver my soul. [5] Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. [6] The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.