Lyrics
I love You, Lord
For You have delivered me
I love You, Lord
For You have delivered
My soul from death
My feet from stumbling
I will walk in the land of the living
My soul from death
My feet from stumbling
I will walk in the land of the living
I will bless You, Lord for You heard my cry
I reached out my hand and You saved my life
I will bless You, Lord for You heard my plea
And the God of Heaven turned His ear to me
I will bless You, Lord for unending love
For Your grace and mercy raining down from above
And I will bless You, Lord to the very end
I will call on You as long as I may live
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Psalm 116 (I Love You Lord)” turns the language of the psalm into a personal song of gratitude. Deliverance stands at its center: God rescues a soul from death, keeps feet from stumbling, hears a cry, and bends His ear toward a plea. The promise to walk in the land of the living follows naturally from that rescue, presenting continued life as a gift received from the Lord.
The response is sustained blessing rather than a single expression of thanks. Grace, mercy, and unending love are named as reasons to call on God for as long as life continues. This progression closely follows Psalm 116, where love for the Lord grows from His attentive answer and leads to lifelong invocation. The song therefore holds prayer and praise together. Need is honestly acknowledged, but it does not have the final word; divine compassion and rescue do. Its repeated declarations give a congregation simple language for remembering answered prayer and answering mercy with enduring worship.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 116:1-2 The psalmist loves the Lord because He hears the cry for mercy and resolves to call on Him for life.
- Psalm 116:8-9 These verses speak of deliverance from death and stumbling and walking in the land of the living.
- Psalm 116:5 The psalm describes the Lord as gracious, righteous, and compassionate, matching the song’s gratitude for mercy.