Psalm 116:3-5

New Catholic Bible

³ The bonds of death^[a] encompassed me;
    the snares of the netherworld held me tightly.
    I was seized by distress and sorrow.
⁴ Then I cried out in the name^[b] of the Lord:
    “O Lord, I entreat you to preserve my life.”
⁵ Gracious is the Lord and righteous;
    our God is merciful.