Psalms 116

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

I have loved, because YHWH hears My voice, my supplication,

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

Because He has inclined His ear to me, And during my days I call.

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

Cords of death have surrounded me, And straits of Sheol have found me, I find distress and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

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

And in the Name of YHWH I call: Ah, now, O YHWH, deliver my soul,

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

YHWH [is] gracious, and righteous, Indeed, our God [is] merciful,

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

YHWH [is] a preserver of the simple, I was low, and He gives salvation to me.

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

Return, O my soul, to your rest, For YHWH has conferred benefits on you.

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

For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.

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

I habitually walk before YHWH In the lands of the living.

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

I have believed, for I speak, I have been greatly afflicted.

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

I said in my haste, “Every man [is] a liar.”

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

What do I return to YHWH? All His benefits [are] on me.

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

I lift up the cup of salvation, And in the Name of YHWH I call.

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

Let me complete my vows to YHWH, Now, before all His people.

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

Precious in the eyes of YHWH [is] the death of His saints.

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

Ah, now, O YHWH, for I [am] Your servant; I [am] Your servant, son of Your handmaid; You have opened my bonds.

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

I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks to You, And in the Name of YHWH I call.

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

Let me complete my vows to YHWH, Now, before 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 YHWH, In your midst, O Jerusalem, praise YAH!