⁸ The Lord is ^(A)merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

^3 (A)The snares of death encompassed me;
    the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
    I suffered distress and anguish.
⁴ Then ^(B)I called on the name of the Lord:
    “O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”