Psalms 116

1 I love Jehovah because he hears my voice and my supplications.

Alleluia. I have loved: therefore, the Lord will heed the voice of my prayer.

2 Because he has inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call as long as I live.

For he has inclined his ear to me. And in my days, I will call upon him.

3 The cords of death encompassed me, and the pains of Sheol got hold upon me. I found trouble and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

The sorrows of death have surrounded me, and the perils of Hell have found me. I have found tribulation and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

4 Then I called upon the name of Jehovah. O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

And so, I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, free my soul.

5 Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous. Yea, our God is merciful.

Merciful is the Lord, and just. And our God is compassionate.

6 Jehovah preserves the simple. I was brought low, and he saved me.

The Lord is the keeper of little ones. I was humbled, and he freed me.

7 Return to thy rest, O my soul, for Jehovah has dealt bountifully with thee.

Turn again, my soul, to your rest. For the Lord has done good to you.

8 For thou have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from falling.

For he has rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from slipping.

9 I will walk before Jehovah in the land of the living.

I will please the Lord in the land of the living.

10 I believed, therefore I have spoken, but I was greatly afflicted.

Alleluia. I had confidence, because of what I was saying, but then I was greatly humbled.

11 I said in my haste, All men are liars.

I said in my excess, “Every man is a liar.”

12 What shall I render to Jehovah for all his benefits toward me?

What shall I repay to the Lord, for all the things that he has repaid to me?

13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of Jehovah.

I will take up the cup of salvation, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

14 I will pay my vows to Jehovah, yea, in the presence of all his people.

I will repay my vows to the Lord, in the sight of all his people.

15 Precious in the sight of Jehovah is the death of his sanctified.

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his holy ones.

16 O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant. I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid. Thou have loosed my bonds.

O Lord, because I am your servant, your servant and the son of your handmaid, you have broken my bonds.

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Jehovah.

I will sacrifice to you the sacrifice of praise, and I will invoke the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows to Jehovah, yea, in the presence of all his people,

I will repay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people,

19 in the courts of Jehovah's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.

in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem.