Because He hath inclined His ear unto me,
Therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live.
“The sorrows of death compassed me,
And the pains of hell gat hold upon me;
I found trouble and sorrow.
Then called I upon the name of the Lord:
O Lord, I beseech Thee, deliver my soul.
Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
Yea, our God is merciful.
“The Lord preserveth the simple;